Path

class Path(*args, **kwargs)

Path utilities.

No constructor, only static methods are available.

Methods

BuildTemporaryFileName(pattern)	Create a new temporary file.
CreateTemporaryDirectory(directoryPrefix)	Create a new temporary directory.
DeleteTemporaryDirectory(directoryName)	Remove a temporary directory.
FindFileByNameInDirectoryList(name, dirList)	Find a file.
GetConfigDirectoryList()	Accessor to config directories.
GetInstallationDirectory()	Accessor to the installation directory.
GetLibraryDirectory()	Accessor to the library directory.
GetTemporaryDirectory()	Accessor to the temporary directory.

__init__(self, \*args, \*\*kwargs)

Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

static BuildTemporaryFileName(pattern)

Create a new temporary file.

Parameters

patternstr

Filename pattern, eg ‘tmpXXXXXX’. The ‘XXXXXXX’ part will be replaced by random chars.

Returns

fileNamestr

The unique newly created file.

static CreateTemporaryDirectory(directoryPrefix)

Create a new temporary directory.

Parameters

directoryPrefixstr

A subdirectory name.

Returns

tempDirstr

The newly created directory.

static DeleteTemporaryDirectory(directoryName)

Remove a temporary directory.

Parameters

directoryNamestr

The directory to remove.

static FindFileByNameInDirectoryList(name, dirList)

Find a file.

Parameters

namestr

Filename to be found.

dirListsequence of str

The list of directories to search in.

Returns

dirListlist of str

The list of directories searched for config files.

static GetConfigDirectoryList()

Accessor to config directories.

Returns

dirListlist of str

The list of directories searched for config files.

static GetInstallationDirectory()

Accessor to the installation directory.

Returns

installDirstr

The installation prefix.

static GetLibraryDirectory()

Accessor to the library directory.

Returns

dirstr

The directory containing the shared library.

static GetTemporaryDirectory()

Accessor to the temporary directory.

Returns

tempDirstr

The absolute temporary directory.