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Class Directory - Object representing a directory tree structure.


SYNOPSIS

import HTMLutil
class Directory(UserList)
  def __cmp__(self, item)
  def __init__(self, name='root', data=None)
  string __module__ = 'HTMLutil'
  def add_object(self, pathlist, object)
  def ls(self, pad='')
  def tree(self)

  # Methods inherited by Directory from UserList
  def __add__(self, list)
  def __delitem__(self, i)
  def __delslice__(self, i, j)
  def __getitem__(self, i)
  def __getslice__(self, i, j)
  def __len__(self)
  def __mul__(self, n)
  def __mul__(self, n)
  def __radd__(self, list)
  def __repr__(self)
  def __setitem__(self, i, item)
  def __setslice__(self, i, j, list)
  def append(self, item)
  def count(self, item)
  def index(self, item)
  def insert(self, i, item)
  def pop(self, i=-1)
  def remove(self, item)
  def reverse(self)
  def sort(self, *args)

DESCRIPTION

Instances of this class can be populated with objects at the end of a path list. The path list is a list of strings representing directory names leading to the target value. The data structure can be emitted in a format condusive to processing by HTMLgen.List and friends.

def add_object(self, pathlist, object)

Add a new object into the directory structure.

*pathlist* is a list of strings to be used as directory names leading to the object. If a subdirectory name does not exist one will be created automatically.

*object* can be any python object.

def ls(self, pad='')

Print an indented representation of the entire directory contents.

def tree(self)

Return the Directory object as a list of items and nested lists, aka tree, suitable for use in a HTMLgen.List class.

For example:

  D = Directory()
  D.add_object(['path','to','directory'], object)
  [would be analogous to creating a file "/path/to/directory/object"]
  ... repeated for any number of objects ...
  LoL = D.tree()
  html_list = HTMLgen.List(LoL)

Unlike a file system which requires that a directory to exist before a file can be added; Directory will automatically create new directories in the path as needed.

SEE ALSO

HTMLutil

UserList


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