cece.util

Utilities for cece

cece.util.load_yaml_file(path)

Open and read a file, convert the contents to yaml, and close the file.

Parameters:path (string) – Path to the yaml file Returns:The parsed yaml file contents

cece.util.natural_sort(lst, key=<function <lambda>>)

Sort a list in a natural way.

This works by splitting the key, which must be a string, into string and integer parts. The list of all of those parts is then used as a key for Python’s built in sort function.

Parameters:

• lst (list) – The list to sort
• key (function) – The key function to use

cece.util.makedirs(path)

Safely make a directory by ensuring every parent directory is created.

Parameters:path (string) – The directory to create

cece.util.iterate_list_subsets(lst)

Iterate over the sublists of the given list. Each sublist starts at the beginning of the given list, and is one item longer than the previous one.

For example, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] would yield:

• [1]
• [1, 2]
• [1, 2, 3]
• [1, 2, 3, 4]
• [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Parameters:lst (list) – The list to iterate Returns:An iterator over the sublists