string_helpers – String/Byte helper functionalities¶
Utilities to deal with strings and bytes for a better python2/3 compatibility
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tcs_lib.string_helpers.TIME_FMT= '{t:.9f}'¶ Default formatter to times in TCS events
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tcs_lib.string_helpers.bytes_to_string(byte, encoding='utf-8')[source]¶ If the input is a string or a list of strings, returns it, otherwise interprets it as a byte string or a list of bytes strings.
Parameters: - byte : (list of) byte string(s)
byte string or list of byte strings to decode
- encoding : string, optional
encoding to use; see Standard Encodings for a list of possible encodings
Returns: - Python2: input; Python3: (list of) string(s).
If the input is not iterable returns it
Raises: - ConvertTypeError
if the input is not a string/byte string or a list thereof
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tcs_lib.string_helpers.string_to_bytes(string, encoding='utf-8')[source]¶ If the input is a byte string or a list of byte strings, returns it, otherwise interprets it as a string or a list of strings.
Parameters: - string : (list of) string(s)
string or list of strings to encode
- encoding : string, optional
encoding to use; see Standard Encodings for a list of possible encodings
Returns: - Python2: input; Python3: (list of) byte string(s).
If the input is not iterable returns it
Raises: - ConvertTypeError
if the input is not a string/byte string or a list thereof