pytools

File Purpose: tools whose main purpose is to work with implementation details of Python.

E.g. manipulate function docstrings

Functions

_inputs_as_dict__maker(callable_)	returns a function which returns dict of all inputs all inputs to callable_.
displaysource(obj, *[, module])	display sourcecode for obj, including syntax highlighting.
format_except_missing(s, **kw)	return s.format(**kw) but ignoring any missing keys.
format_replace_missing(s, replacement, **kw)	return s.format(**kw) but replace any missing keys with replacement.
has_exception_cause_in_chain(err, err_type)	returns whether error is an instance of err_type or was raised
help_str(f, *[, module, blankline, ...])	return str for help(f).
indent_doclines(s[, indent])	return string s, prepending all lines except line 0 with indent
indent_paramdocs(d[, indent])	return dict but with indent_doclines called on all the values.
inputs_as_dict(callable_, *args, **kw)	returns dict of all inputs to callable_ based on its signature and args & kwargs.
is_iterable(obj)	returns whether obj is iterable.
pad_missing_format_keys(s, keys)	return s (a format string) with all missing keys padded with extra {}.
print_help_str(f, **kw_help_str)	print help_str(f, **kw_help_str).
printsource(obj, *[, module, as_str])	prints source code for object (e.g. call this on a function or class).
replace_missing_format_keys(s, keys, replacement)	return s (a format string) with all missing keys replaced by replacement.
value_from_aliases(*aliaslist, **aliasdict)	returns the single provided value from aliases.