--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/toolbox/ftools.py	Wed May 19 21:34:38 2021 +0000
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+from os.path import *
+from os import listdir, makedirs, remove
+import pickle
+import shutil
+
+def fileparts(path): # path = file path
+    [p,f] = split(path)
+    [n,e] = splitext(f)
+    return [p,n,e]
+
+def listfiles(path,token): # path = folder path
+    l = []
+    for f in listdir(path):
+        fullPath = join(path,f)
+        if isfile(fullPath) and token in f:
+            l.append(fullPath)
+    l.sort()
+    return l
+
+def listsubdirs(path): # path = folder path
+    l = []
+    for f in listdir(path):
+        fullPath = join(path,f)
+        if isdir(fullPath):
+            l.append(fullPath)
+    l.sort()
+    return l
+
+def pathjoin(p,ne): # '/path/to/folder', 'name.extension' (or a subfolder)
+    return join(p,ne)
+
+def saveData(data,path):
+    print('saving data')
+    dataFile = open(path, 'wb')
+    pickle.dump(data, dataFile)
+
+def loadData(path):
+    print('loading data')
+    dataFile = open(path, 'rb')
+    return pickle.load(dataFile)
+
+def createFolderIfNonExistent(path):
+    if not exists(path): # from os.path
+        makedirs(path)
+
+def moveFile(fullPathSource,folderPathDestination):
+    [p,n,e] = fileparts(fullPathSource)
+    shutil.move(fullPathSource,pathjoin(folderPathDestination,n+e))
+
+def copyFile(fullPathSource,folderPathDestination):
+    [p,n,e] = fileparts(fullPathSource)
+    shutil.copy(fullPathSource,pathjoin(folderPathDestination,n+e))
+
+def removeFile(path):
+    remove(path)
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