FreedomBox/plinth/util.py
2014-08-29 12:57:27 +05:30

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Python

import os
def mkdir(newdir):
"""works the way a good mkdir should :)
- already exists, silently complete
- regular file in the way, raise an exception
- parent directory(ies) does not exist, make them as well
"""
if os.path.isdir(newdir):
pass
elif os.path.isfile(newdir):
raise OSError("a file with the same name as the desired " \
"dir, '%s', already exists." % newdir)
else:
head, tail = os.path.split(newdir)
if head and not os.path.isdir(head):
mkdir(head)
#print "mkdir %s" % repr(newdir)
if tail:
os.mkdir(newdir)
def slurp(filespec):
with open(filespec) as x: f = x.read()
return f
def unslurp(filespec, msg):
with open(filespec, 'w') as x:
x.write(msg)