| # class StringIO implements  file-like objects that read/write a | 
 | # string buffer (a.k.a. "memory files"). | 
 | # | 
 | # This implements (nearly) all stdio methods. | 
 | # | 
 | # f = StringIO()      # ready for writing | 
 | # f = StringIO(buf)   # ready for reading | 
 | # f.close()           # explicitly release resources held | 
 | # flag = f.isatty()   # always false | 
 | # pos = f.tell()      # get current position | 
 | # f.seek(pos)         # set current position | 
 | # f.seek(pos, mode)   # mode 0: absolute; 1: relative; 2: relative to EOF | 
 | # buf = f.read()      # read until EOF | 
 | # buf = f.read(n)     # read up to n bytes | 
 | # buf = f.readline()  # read until end of line ('\n') or EOF | 
 | # list = f.readlines()# list of f.readline() results until EOF | 
 | # f.write(buf)        # write at current position | 
 | # f.writelines(list)  # for line in list: f.write(line) | 
 | # f.getvalue()        # return whole file's contents as a string | 
 | # | 
 | # Notes: | 
 | # - Using a real file is often faster (but less convenient). | 
 | # - fileno() is left unimplemented so that code which uses it triggers | 
 | #   an exception early. | 
 | # - Seeking far beyond EOF and then writing will insert real null | 
 | #   bytes that occupy space in the buffer. | 
 | # - There's a simple test set (see end of this file). | 
 |  | 
 | import string | 
 |  | 
 | class StringIO: | 
 | 	def __init__(self, buf = ''): | 
 | 		self.buf = buf | 
 | 		self.len = len(buf) | 
 | 		self.buflist = [] | 
 | 		self.pos = 0 | 
 | 		self.closed = 0 | 
 | 		self.softspace = 0 | 
 | 	def close(self): | 
 | 		if not self.closed: | 
 | 			self.closed = 1 | 
 | 			del self.buf, self.pos | 
 | 	def isatty(self): | 
 | 		return 0 | 
 | 	def seek(self, pos, mode = 0): | 
 | 		if self.buflist: | 
 | 			self.buf = self.buf + string.joinfields(self.buflist, '') | 
 | 			self.buflist = [] | 
 | 		if mode == 1: | 
 | 			pos = pos + self.pos | 
 | 		elif mode == 2: | 
 | 			pos = pos + self.len | 
 | 		self.pos = max(0, pos) | 
 | 	def tell(self): | 
 | 		return self.pos | 
 | 	def read(self, n = -1): | 
 | 		if self.buflist: | 
 | 			self.buf = self.buf + string.joinfields(self.buflist, '') | 
 | 			self.buflist = [] | 
 | 		if n < 0: | 
 | 			newpos = self.len | 
 | 		else: | 
 | 			newpos = min(self.pos+n, self.len) | 
 | 		r = self.buf[self.pos:newpos] | 
 | 		self.pos = newpos | 
 | 		return r | 
 | 	def readline(self): | 
 | 		if self.buflist: | 
 | 			self.buf = self.buf + string.joinfields(self.buflist, '') | 
 | 			self.buflist = [] | 
 | 		i = string.find(self.buf, '\n', self.pos) | 
 | 		if i < 0: | 
 | 			newpos = self.len | 
 | 		else: | 
 | 			newpos = i+1 | 
 | 		r = self.buf[self.pos:newpos] | 
 | 		self.pos = newpos | 
 | 		return r | 
 | 	def readlines(self): | 
 | 		lines = [] | 
 | 		line = self.readline() | 
 | 		while line: | 
 | 			lines.append(line) | 
 | 			line = self.readline() | 
 | 		return lines | 
 | 	def write(self, s): | 
 | 		if not s: return | 
 | 		if self.pos > self.len: | 
 | 			self.buflist.append('\0'*(self.pos - self.len)) | 
 | 			self.len = self.pos | 
 | 		newpos = self.pos + len(s) | 
 | 		if self.pos < self.len: | 
 | 			if self.buflist: | 
 | 				self.buf = self.buf + string.joinfields(self.buflist, '') | 
 | 				self.buflist = [] | 
 | 			self.buflist = [self.buf[:self.pos], s, self.buf[newpos:]] | 
 | 			self.buf = '' | 
 | 		else: | 
 | 			self.buflist.append(s) | 
 | 			self.len = newpos | 
 | 		self.pos = newpos | 
 | 	def writelines(self, list): | 
 | 		self.write(string.joinfields(list, '')) | 
 | 	def flush(self): | 
 | 		pass | 
 | 	def getvalue(self): | 
 | 		if self.buflist: | 
 | 			self.buf = self.buf + string.joinfields(self.buflist, '') | 
 | 			self.buflist = [] | 
 | 		return self.buf | 
 |  | 
 |  | 
 | # A little test suite | 
 |  | 
 | def test(): | 
 | 	import sys | 
 | 	if sys.argv[1:]: | 
 | 		file = sys.argv[1] | 
 | 	else: | 
 | 		file = '/etc/passwd' | 
 | 	lines = open(file, 'r').readlines() | 
 | 	text = open(file, 'r').read() | 
 | 	f = StringIO() | 
 | 	for line in lines[:-2]: | 
 | 		f.write(line) | 
 | 	f.writelines(lines[-2:]) | 
 | 	if f.getvalue() != text: | 
 | 		raise RuntimeError, 'write failed' | 
 | 	length = f.tell() | 
 | 	print 'File length =', length | 
 | 	f.seek(len(lines[0])) | 
 | 	f.write(lines[1]) | 
 | 	f.seek(0) | 
 | 	print 'First line =', `f.readline()` | 
 | 	here = f.tell() | 
 | 	line = f.readline() | 
 | 	print 'Second line =', `line` | 
 | 	f.seek(-len(line), 1) | 
 | 	line2 = f.read(len(line)) | 
 | 	if line != line2: | 
 | 		raise RuntimeError, 'bad result after seek back' | 
 | 	f.seek(len(line2), 1) | 
 | 	list = f.readlines() | 
 | 	line = list[-1] | 
 | 	f.seek(f.tell() - len(line)) | 
 | 	line2 = f.read() | 
 | 	if line != line2: | 
 | 		raise RuntimeError, 'bad result after seek back from EOF' | 
 | 	print 'Read', len(list), 'more lines' | 
 | 	print 'File length =', f.tell() | 
 | 	if f.tell() != length: | 
 | 		raise RuntimeError, 'bad length' | 
 | 	f.close() | 
 |  | 
 | if __name__ == '__main__': | 
 | 	test() |