Source code for hydrac.util.query

"""
Utilities to query (:mod:`hydrac.util.query`)
===============================================

.. autofunction:: query_yes_no

"""

import builtins
import sys
import subprocess


def call_bash(commands):
    subprocess.call(['/bin/bash', '-c', commands])


[docs]def query_yes_no(question, default="yes"): """Ask a yes/no question and return the answer. This method originates from fluiddyn (https://fluiddyn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) Parameters ---------- question : string String that is presented to the user. default : bool The default answer if the user just hits <Enter>. It must be "yes" (the default), "no" or None (meaning an answer is required of the user). Returns ------- answer : bool The returned answer. """ valid = {"yes": True, "y": True, "no": False, "n": False} if default is None: prompt = " [y/n] " elif default == "yes": prompt = " [Y/n] " elif default == "no": prompt = " [y/N] " else: raise ValueError("invalid default answer: '%s'" % default) while True: sys.stdout.write(question + prompt) sys.stdout.flush() choice = builtins.input().lower() if default is not None and choice == '': return valid[default] elif choice in valid: return valid[choice] else: sys.stdout.write("Please respond with 'yes' or 'no' " "(or 'y' or 'n').\n") sys.stdout.flush()
def query(question, default=None): """Query an anwer to a general question.""" sys.stdout.write(question) answer = builtins.input() if default is not None and answer == '': return default else: return answer def num_from_str(s): """Return a num computed from a string.""" try: return int(s) except ValueError: try: return float(s) except ValueError: raise ValueError( 'Can not convert the string into a numeric value.') def query_number(question): """Query a number.""" while True: sys.stdout.write(question + ' ') answer = builtins.input() try: return num_from_str(answer) except ValueError: pass def run_asking_agreement(command): """Use query_yes_no to ask if a command should be run.""" question = ( 'Should the command "\n' + command + '\n" be run ?') if query_yes_no(question, default='no'): call_bash(command)