ini_helper.py
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00032 
00033 
00034 def pack(data):
00035     """
00036     Packs 'data' into a form that can be easily and readably written to an ini file
00037     :param data: A list of strings or a list of items with a 'text' method to be flattened into a string ''list''
00038     :return: A string suitable for output to ini files ''str''
00039     """
00040     if len(data) == 0:
00041         return ''
00042 
00043     def _get_str(item):
00044         try:
00045             return item.text()
00046         except:
00047             return item
00048 
00049     data = [_get_str(value) for value in data]
00050     if len(data) == 1:
00051         return data[0]
00052     return data
00053 
00054 
00055 def unpack(data):
00056     """
00057     Unpacks the values read from an ini file
00058     :param data: An entry taken from an ini file ''list or string''
00059     :return: A list of strings ''list''
00060     """
00061     if data is None or data == '':
00062         data = []
00063     elif isinstance(data, basestring):
00064         data = [data]
00065     return data
00066 


rqt_py_common
Author(s): Dorian Scholz, Isaac Saito
autogenerated on Wed Sep 16 2015 06:58:00