A set of various string helpers

Install instructions

Install via pip

$ pip install stringhelpers

Quick Usage

>>> from stringhelpers import *

>>> upcase('down here')
DOWN HERE
>>> downcase('UP HERE')
up here
>>> upcase_first_letter('lorem iPsum')
Lorem iPsum
>>> reverse(u'esrever')
reverse
>>> reverse_order('one two three')
three two one
>>> count_items('Now or never')
3
>>> camelize('a lizard that slithers')
A Lizard That Slithers
>>> list_to_string(['Apple', 'Microsoft', 'Sony'])
Apple, Microsoft, Sony
>>> truncate('A Mystery Easy to Take for Granted', length=17)
A Mystery Easy to...
>>> random_string()
zJEoBf
>>> random_string(password_safe=True)
I9ZuwP
>>> dasherize('singing_in_the rain')
singing-in-the-rain
>>> humanize('summer_08-pictures.tar.gz')
summer 08 pictures
>>> flatten(['one', ['one', ['two', 'three']], 'three'], remove_duplicates=True)
['one', 'two', 'three']
>>> in_list('one', ['one', 'two'])
one
>>> in_list('one', ['one', ['one'], 'two', 'one' ])
['one', 'one', 'one']
>>> ireplace('w3scHoolS', 'Apple', "Visit W3Schools")
Visit Apple
>>> count("but", "But what about the BUT ?")
2
>>> count("But", "But what about the BUT ?", case_sensitive=True)
1
>>> if odd(1): True
True
>>> if even(2): True
True
>>> strip_slashes('/foo/and/bar//')
foo/and/bar
>>> sort(["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"], order="descending")
['Orange', 'Mango', 'Banana', 'Apple']
>>> common_sub("Python is named after Monty Python", "What is Python Used For ?")
['Python', 'is', 'Python']
>>> common_sub("Python is named after Monty Python", "What is Python Used For ?", sequence="shortest")
is
>>> common_sub("Python is named after Monty Python", "What is Python Used For ?", sequence="longest")
Python
>>> is_iterable(["foo", "bar"])
True
>>> is_iterable(1234)
False
>>> substr("asdfg", 1, 2)
"sdf"