cli_utilities

Attributes

logger

Functions

warn_or_remove_file(filepath, force_remove, pplogger)

Given a path to a file(s), first determine if the file exists. If it does not

Module Contents

logger[source]

warn_or_remove_file(filepath, force_remove, pplogger)[source]

Given a path to a file(s), first determine if the file exists. If it does not exist, pass through.

If the file does exist check if the user has set –force on the command line. If the user set –force, log that the existing file will be removed. Otherwise, warn the user that the file exists and exit the program.

Parameters:

filepath (string) – The full file path to a given file. i.e. /home/data/output.csv
force_remove (boolean) – Whether to remove the file if it exists.
pplogger (Logger) – Used to log the output.