ini_helper.py
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33 
34 def pack(data):
35  """
36  Packs 'data' into a form that can be easily and readably written to an ini file
37  :param data: A list of strings or a list of items with a 'text' method to be flattened into a string ''list''
38  :return: A string suitable for output to ini files ''str''
39  """
40  if len(data) == 0:
41  return ''
42 
43  def _get_str(item):
44  try:
45  return item.text()
46  except:
47  return item
48 
49  data = [_get_str(value) for value in data]
50  if len(data) == 1:
51  return data[0]
52  return data
53 
54 
55 def unpack(data):
56  """
57  Unpacks the values read from an ini file
58  :param data: An entry taken from an ini file ''list or string''
59  :return: A list of strings ''list''
60  """
61  if data is None or data == '':
62  data = []
63  elif is_string(data):
64  data = [data]
65  return data
66 
67 
68 def is_string(s):
69  """Check if the argument is a string which works for both Python 2 and 3."""
70  try:
71  return isinstance(s, basestring)
72  except NameError:
73  return isinstance(s, str)


rqt_py_common
Author(s): Dorian Scholz , Isaac Saito, Dirk Thomas
autogenerated on Mon May 16 2022 02:49:40