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[sfa.git] / sfa / util / printable.py

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+# yet another way to display records...
+def beginning (foo,size=15):
+    full="%s"%foo
+    if len(full)<=size: return full
+    return full[:size-3]+'...'
+
+def printable (record_s):
+    # a list of records :
+    if isinstance (record_s,list):
+        return "[" + "\n".join( [ printable(r) for r in record_s ]) + "]"
+    if isinstance (record_s, dict):
+        return "{" + " , ".join( [ "%s:%s"%(k,beginning(v)) for k,v in record_s.iteritems() ] ) + "}"
+    if isinstance (record_s, str):
+        return record_s
+    return "unprintable [[%s]]"%record_s