gr_sys_utils.py

import os
from pathlib import Path


base_dir = Path(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "geneRender"))
base_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)

def listdir(fld):
    """
    List the files into a folder with the complete file path instead of the relative file path like os.listdir.

    :param fld: string, folder path

    """
    return [str(f) for f in Path(fld).glob("**/*") if f.is_file()]


def get_subdirs(folderpath):
    """
    Returns the subfolders in a given folder
    """
    return [str(f) for f in Path(folderpath).glob("**/*") if f.is_dir()]


def listify(obj):
    """
    makes sure that the obj is a list
    """
    if isinstance(obj, list):
        return obj
    elif isinstance(obj, tuple):
        return list(obj)
    else:
        return [obj]


def return_list_smart(lst):
    """
    If the list has length > returns the list
    if it has length == 1 it returns the element
    if it has length == 0 it returns None
    """
    if len(lst) > 1:
        return lst
    elif len(lst) == 1:
        return lst[0]
    else:
        return None