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dss/core/utils/string.py
2013-06-22 17:06:56 +01:00

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__author__ = 'fergalm'
import re
def lreplace(string, pattern, sub):
"""
Replaces 'pattern' in 'string' with 'sub' if 'pattern' starts 'string'.
"""
return re.sub('^%s' % pattern, sub, string)
def rreplace(string, pattern, sub):
"""
Replaces 'pattern' in 'string' with 'sub' if 'pattern' ends 'string'.
"""
return re.sub('%s$' % pattern, sub, string)
def is_number(s):
try:
if len(s) > 0:
float(s)
return True
except ValueError:
pass
except IndexError:
pass
except Exception:
pass
return False
def trunc_lines(s, linecount):
ret = ""
cur = 0
for line in s.splitlines():
if cur < linecount:
ret += line + "\n"
cur += 1
else:
break
return ret