helpers

Functions

tail(filename, n)	Return the last n lines of a file (supports gzip).
head_search(filename, sstr[, n])	Checks if the search string is found in the first n lines of a file.

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helpers.tail(filename, n)

Return the last n lines of a file (supports gzip).

Added in version 0.0.2.

helpers.head_search(filename: pathlib.Path, sstr: str, n=60)

Checks if the search string is found in the first n lines of a file.

Added in version 0.0.2.

Args:

filename (Path): Path to the file. sstr (str): The search string. n (int, optional): Number of lines to read. Defaults to 60.

Returns:

bool: True if the search string is found, False otherwise.