mgear.core.string module

string management methods

mgear.core.string.convertRLName(name)

Convert a string with underscore

i.e: “_L”, “_L0_”, “L_”, “_L” to “R”. And vice and versa.

Parameters:

name (string) – string to convert

Returns:

Tuple of Integer

mgear.core.string.convertRLName_old(name)

Convert a string with underscore

i.e: “_L”, “_L0_”, “L_”, “_L” to “R”. And vice and versa.

Parameters:

name (string) – string to convert

Returns:

Tuple of Integer

mgear.core.string.normalize(string)

Replace all invalid characters with “_”

Parameters:

string (string) – A string to normalize.

Return string:

Normalized string

mgear.core.string.normalize2(string)

Replace all invalid characters with “_”. including “-” This ensure that the name is compatible with Maya naming rules

Parameters:

string (string) – A string to normalize.

Return string:

Normalized string

mgear.core.string.normalize_path(string)

Ensure that string path use always forward slash

Parameters:

string (TYPE) – Description

Returns:

Description

Return type:

TYPE

mgear.core.string.normalize_with_padding(string)

Replace all invalid characters with “_”. including “-” This ensure that the name is compatible with Maya naming rules

Also list of # symbol with properly padded index.

ie. count_### > count_001

Parameters:

string (string) – A string to normalize.

Return string:

Normalized string

mgear.core.string.removeInvalidCharacter(string)

Remove all invalid character.

Parameters:

string (string) – A string to normalize.

Return string:

Normalized string.

mgear.core.string.removeInvalidCharacter2(string)

Remove all invalid character. Incluede “_” and “.”as valid character.

Parameters:

string (string) – A string to normalize.

Return string:

Normalized string.

mgear.core.string.replaceSharpWithPadding(string, index)

Replace a list of # symbol with properly padded index.

ie. count_### > count_001

Parameters:

• string (string) – A string to set. Should include ‘#’

• index (integer) – Index to replace.

Return string:

Normalized string.

mgear.core.string.replace_string_in_file(search_string, replace_string, new_filename, source_path)

Replace all occurrences of a string in an ASCII file and save a copy.

Parameters:

• search_string (str) – string to search in the file.

• replace_string (str) – string to replace the search_string with.

• new_filename (str) – Name for the modified file.

• source_path (str) – Path to the original ASCII file.

Returns:

(str) Path to the modified file,

(int) Number of replacements made.

Return type:

tuple