Pistachio aims to simplify reoccurring tasks when working with the file system.


License
MIT
Install
pip install pistachio==2.1.6

Documentation

pistachio

Pistachio aims to simplify reoccurring tasks when working with the file system.

Developing

To install pistachio, along with the tools you need to develop and run tests, run the following in your virtualenv:

$ python -m venv env
$ source /env/bin/activate
$ pip install flit
$ flit install

Install

You can install pistachio by running the following command.

$ pip install pistachio

Usage

To use pistachio you can inport the module by running the following commands.

>>> import pistachio

Describe

Method to return a description for the resource.

>>> pistachio.describe("README.md")
Pistachio(path='README.md', exists=True, is_directory=False, is_file=True, is_symlink=False, name='README.md', stem='README', suffix='md')

Exists

You can confirm if a directory, file or symbolic link exists using the following method.

>>> pistachio.exists("README.md")
True

Get MD5 Hash

This method will return the MD5 hash string for a specific file.

>>> pistachio.get_md5_hash("README.md")
"2f853812babf98322618edeb24359591"

Is Directory

Is the resource a directory? True or False.

>>> pistachio.is_directory("README.md")
False

Is File

Is the resource a file? True or False.

>>> pistachio.is_file("README.md")
True

Is Symlink

Is the resource a symbolic link? True or False.

>>> pistachio.is_symlink("README.md")
False

Make a Symlink

Make a new symbolic link.

>>> pistachio.ln("README.txt", "README.md")
False

Make a Directory

Make a new directory or directory tree.

>>> pistachio.mkdir("src")
>>> pistachio.exists("src")
True

Touch

This method will create an empty file with a given filename and directory path.

>>> pistachio.touch("foo.bar")
True

Tree

This method will return a list of directories, files and symlinks below a specific directory.

>>> pistachio.tree("src")
Tree(path='pistachio', results=[Pistachio(path='./__init__.py', exists=True, is_directory=False, is_file=True, is_symlink=False, name='__init__.py', stem='__init__', suffix='py')])