io_tools

File Purpose: misc tools for input/output to files.

For checking file existence or creating new files, see os_tools instead.

Functions

attempt_literal_eval(s)	returns ast.literal_eval(s), or s if the literal_eval fails.
read_idl_params_file(filename, *[, eval, ...])	parse idl file of params into a python dictionary of params.
read_python_params_file(filename, *[, eval, ...])	parse python file of params into a python dictionary of params.
updated_idl_params_file(filename, params, *)	create updated idl file, like at filename but updating the indicated params.