FileBase

class csvio.filebase.FileBase(filename: str)

Bases: object

This is a base class representing a basic file.

Parameters

filename (required) – Full path to a file.

delete(missing_ok: bool = False) → bool

Delete the file at the path provided in the filename parameter

Parameters

missing_ok (optional) – Parameter to pass to the pathlib.Path.unlink() method.

Returns

True If file is deleted successfully.

False On failure.

property file_ext: str

Returns

Extension suffix of the file without parent directory and file name.

property filedir: str

Returns

Parent directory path of the file (excluding the name of the file)

property filename: str

Returns

File name without the parent directory path.

property filename_no_ext: str

Returns

File name without parent directory and file extension.

property filepath: str

Returns

Complete file path including the parent directory, file name and extension

property path_obj: pathlib.Path

Returns

pathlib.Path object representing filename.

touch(exist_ok: bool = False) → bool

Create a blank file at the path provided in the filename parameter.

Parameters

exist_ok (optional) – Parameter to pass to the pathlib.Path.touch() method.

Returns

True If blank file is created successfully.

False On failure.