utils: Generically useful stuff that doesn’t fit elsewhere¶
utils: Generically useful stuff that doesn’t fit elsewhere¶
- class CustomSortString(str_val, sort_val=None)¶
Bases:
str
- lower(*args, **kw)¶
Experimental API . Return a copy of the string converted to lowercase.
- upper(*args, **kw)¶
Experimental API . Return a copy of the string converted to uppercase.
- can_set_file_icon()¶
Experimental API . Can an icon image be associated with a file on this operating system.
- chimerax_bin_dir_first_in_path()¶
Experimental API . Put ChimeraX’s bin directory first on the PATH. This is useful to override some library’s call to a system binary, ensuring the system finds the binary shipped with ChimeraX first.
- chimerax_binary_directory()¶
Experimental API . Find the ChimeraX.app/Contents/bin directory.
- flattened(input, *, return_types=(<class 'list'>, <class 'tuple'>, <class 'set'>), return_type=None, maxsize=9223372036854775807)¶
Experimental API . Return new flattened version of input
- initialize_ssl_cert_dir()¶
Experimental API . Initialize OpenSSL’s CA certificates file.
Makes it so certificates can be verified.
- make_link(target, source)¶
Experimental API . An OS-agnostic way to make a symbolic link that does not require permissions on Windows to use.
- Return type:
- round_off(val, significant_digits)¶
Experimental API . Reduce a numerical value to the specified number of significant digits
- set_file_icon(path, image)¶
Experimental API . Assoicate an icon image with a file to be shown by the operating system file browser.