Python:Template

Template for Python programs. Creating logfiles, standard modules to load, opening files, user configuration.

Code for mailing is on this wiki too.

ToDO:

• Parsing commandline options

def usage():
    print ("Usage: "+__file__)
    print("Template for python programs")
    version = 'R1A, 20181010, Initial release'
    print("Version: "+version)
    sys.exit(1)


# USER CONFIGURABLE ITEMS

warning = 'If you need to modify these variables anywhere else you have to declare it global there'
filespec =  '*.*'
logfile2name = '<apath>_timestamp.txt'

# END USER CONFIGURABLE ITEMS, DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE

import os,sys,re,glob
from datetime import datetime
timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")

logfile2name = logfile2name.replace('timestamp',timestamp)
logfile,logfilename = openlog()
logfile2 = openlog(<apath>)[0]                                     # Get only filehandler, not the file name

def main():
    writelog(logfile,"This is in the logfile with generated name")
    writelog(logfile2,"This is in the logfile with specified name")
    openfile(filespec)

    return

def openfile(filespec):
    filelist = glob.glob(filespec)
    for filename in filelist:
        if os.path.isfile(filename):
            with open (filename,"r") as file:
                for line in file:
                    <codeblock>
    return


def writelog (logfile,message):
    try:
        logfile.name
    except AttributeError:
        print("ERROR: Logfile is not open")
        usage()
    else:
        logfile.write(datetime.now().strftime("%y%m%d_%H%M%S_%f")+" "+message+"\n")
    return


def openlog (logfilename = ''):
    if logfilename == '':
        logfilename = __file__.replace('/bin/','/log/')
        logfilename += '_'+datetime.now().strftime("%y%m%d_%H%M")+'.log'
    try:
        logfile.name
    except UnboundLocalError:
        logfile = open (logfilename,"a")
    return(logfile,logfilename)

main()