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--- python_code_snippets [2020/09/08 18:55] – juckins
+++ python_code_snippets [2020/10/06 16:30] – juckins
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-==== Python code snippets ====
+==== Python Coding Notes ====
 __Handling arguments__
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   if "Disruption".lower() in status.lower():
     print('SD so exiting')
+__Writing to files__
+[[https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-open-and-close-a-file-in-python/|See file handling tips]]
+  outputFileName = 'status_out_' + train_num + '_' + station + '.txt'
+  outputFile = open(outputFileName, 'w')
+  print(url, file=outputFile)
+  outputFile.close
+__Logging__
+[[https://docs.python.org/3/howto/logging.html|Logging in python]]
+  logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(message)s', filename=log_file, level=logging.DEBUG)
+  logging.debug('This message should go to the log file')
+  logging.info('So should this')
+  logging.warning('And this, too')
+[[https://realpython.com/python-pep8/|Write beautiful python code with PEP-8]]
+__Working with JSON__
+  * Use PyPi [[https://pypi.org/project/dictor/|dictor]]
+  * Use PyPi (from [[https://pypi.org/project/demjson/|demjson]] which includes JSON Lint to check for valid JSON code and make fixes
+    * sudo pip install demjson
+     * installs into /usr/local/bin/jsonlint
+    * jsonlint data.json
+    * jsonlint --help