A set of various string helpers

Install instructions

Install via pip

$ pip install stringhelpers

Quick Usage

>>> from stringhelpers import *

>>> print(upcase('down here'))
DOWN HERE
>>> print(downcase('UP HERE'))
up here
>>> print(upcase_first_letter('lorem iPsum'))
Lorem iPsum
>>> print(reverse(u'esrever'))
reverse
>>> print(reverse_order('one two three'))
three two one
>>> print(count_items('Now or never'))
3
>>> print(camelize('a lizard that slithers'))
A Lizard That Slithers
>>> print(list_to_string(['Apple', 'Microsoft', 'Sony']))
Apple, Microsoft, Sony
>>> print(truncate('A Mystery Easy to Take for Granted', length=17))
A Mystery Easy to...
>>> print(random_string())
zJEoBf
>>> print(random_string(password_safe=True))
I9ZuwP
>>> print(dasherize('singing_in_the rain'))
singing-in-the-rain
>>> print(humanize('summer_08-pictures.tar.gz'))
summer 08 pictures
>>> print(flatten(['one', ['one', ['two', 'three']], 'three'], remove_duplicates=True))
['one', 'two', 'three']
>>> print(in_list('one', ['one', 'two']))
one
>>> print(in_list('one', ['one', ['one'], 'two', 'one' ]))
['one', 'one', 'one']
>>> print(ireplace('w3scHoolS', 'Apple', "Visit W3Schools"))
Visit Apple
>>> print(count("but", "But what about the BUT ?",))
2
>>> print(count("But", "But what about the BUT ?", case_sensitive=True))
1
>>> if odd(1): print(True)
True
>>> if even(2): print(True)
True
>>> print(strip_slashes('/foo/and/bar//'))
foo/and/bar
>>> strip_nonnumeric('abc12d3')
'123'