Module epiclass.argparseutils.directorychecker

New type for argparser, and an associated error.

Classes

class DirectoryChecker (exists=True)

Type to check directory status as soon as parsed by command line

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class DirectoryChecker(object):
    """Type to check directory status as soon as parsed by command line"""

    def __init__(self, exists=True) -> None:
        self.exists = exists

    def __call__(self, string):
        string = Path(string)
        if self.exists and not string.is_dir():
            msg = f"Not a directory : {string}"
            raise DirectoryCheckerError(message=msg, path=string)
        else:
            return string

class DirectoryCheckerError (message, path, *args: object)

An error from trying to convert a command line string to a directory.

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class DirectoryCheckerError(Exception):
    """An error from trying to convert a command line string to a directory."""

    def __init__(self, message, path, *args: object) -> None:
        super().__init__(message, *args)
        self.path = path

Ancestors

• builtins.Exception
• builtins.BaseException