API Reference for Enthought Tool Suite 3.2.0

Function summary

• clean_filename(name)
• clean_timestamp(dt = None, microseconds = False)
• python_name(name)

Functions

• clean_filename(name)

  Munge a string to avoid characters that might be problematic as a filename in some filesystems.

• clean_timestamp(dt = None, microseconds = False)

  Return a timestamp that has been cleansed of characters that might cause problems in filenames, namely colons. If no datetime object is provided, then uses the current time.

  Description

  The timestamp is in ISO-8601 format with the following exceptions:

  • Colons ':' are replaced by underscores '_'.
  • Microseconds are not displayed if the 'microseconds' parameter is False.

  Parameters

  dt : None or datetime.datetime object

  If None, then the current time is used.

  microseconds : bool

  Display microseconds or not.

  Returns

  A string timestamp.

• python_name(name)

  Attempt to make a valid Python identifier out of a name.

Imported Names

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