Module enthought.naming.unique_name

API Reference for Enthought Tool Suite 2.7.1

A re-usable method for calculating a unique name given a list of existing names.

Functions

Function summary

make_unique_name(base, existing = [ ], format = '%s_%s')

Functions

make_unique_name(base, existing = [ ], format = '%s_%s')

Return a name, unique within a context, based on the specified name.

base: the desired base name of the generated unique name. existing: a sequence of the existing names to avoid returning. format: a formatting specification for how the name is made unique.

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