1.4.0

Notable changes since 1.3.4:

• Renamed the module dir to dirs (to avoid a possible redefinition of, or any potential conflict with, the Python built-in function dir()).

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.4.0 documentation.

1.3.4

Notable changes since 1.3.3:

• Enabled direct access to all modules through importing pyhelpers, and all functions/classes in each module through importing pyhelpers.<module_name>.
• Improved the following function/class (with bug fixes):
  • find_similar_str() in the module text;
  • PostgreSQL in the module dbms.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.3.4 documentation.

1.3.3

Notable changes since 1.3.2:

• Improved the following class/functions with bug fixes:
  • PostgreSQL in the module dbms;
  • save_data() and save_svg_as_emf() in the module store;
  • delete_dir() in the module dir;
  • euclidean_distance_between_texts() and cosine_similarity_between_texts() in the module text.
• Added a new class MSSQL to the module dbms.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.3.3 documentation.

1.3.2

Notable changes since 1.3.1:

• Added the following new functions:
  • xlsx_to_csv() to the module store;
  • np_shift() to the module ops;
  • project_point_to_line() and find_shortest_path() to the module geom.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.3.2 documentation.

1.3.1

Notable changes since 1.3.0:

• Changed LICENSE to GPLv3+.
• Renamed the following functions:
  • save() to save_data() in the module store;
  • get_user_agent_strings() to load_user_agent_strings() in the module ops.
• Improved the functions:
  • remove_punctuation(), find_similar_str() and convert_md_to_rst() in the module text;
  • merge_dicts() in the module ops.
• Added a few constants cached as the package/module is imported.
• Added the following new functions/methods:
  • load_csv() and load_data() to the module store;
  • numeral_english_to_arabic() to the module text;
  • PostgreSQL.list_schema_names() to the module dbms;
  • find_executable() and compare_dicts() to the module ops.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.3.1 documentation.

1.3.0

Notable changes since 1.2.18:

• Renamed the module sql to dbms.
• Renamed the following functions:
  • in the module dir:
    • validate_input_data_dir() to validate_dir();
  • in the module ops:
    • update_nested_dict() to update_dict();
    • get_all_values_from_nested_dict() to get_dict_values();
    • remove_multiple_keys_from_dict() to remove_dict_keys();
    • instantiate_requests_session() to init_requests_session().
• Improved the following functions/class:
  • PostgreSQL in the module dbms (previously sql);
  • wgs84_to_osgb36() and osgb36_to_wgs84() in the module geom.
  • parse_size() (newly added), init_requests_session() and download_file_from_url() in the module ops;
  • load_json() in the module store;
  • find_similar_str() in the module text;
• Added the following functions to the module ops: parse_size(), get_number_of_chunks(), loop_in_pairs(), is_url() and update_dict_keys().
• Reduced the number of essential dependencies.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.3.0 documentation.

1.2.18

Notable changes since 1.2.17:

• Improved the module ops by:
  • fixing the issue in fake_requests_headers() that may occasionally raise IndexError;
  • adding a new function get_fake_user_agent().

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.2.18 documentation.

1.2.17

Notable changes since 1.2.16:

• Improved the function fake_requests_headers() to avoid raising IndexError.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.2.17 documentation.

1.2.16

Notable changes since 1.2.15:

• Renamed the function is_dirname() to is_dir() in the module dir.
• Improved the following functions (with bug fixes):
  • cd() in the module dir;
  • find_closest_points() in the module geom;
  • confirmed(), swap_cols(), swap_rows(), fake_requests_headers() and download_file_from_url() in the module ops;
  • all the functions in the module settings;
  • save_multiple_spreadsheets(), save_json() and load_json() in the module store;
  • find_similar_str() in the module text.
• Added the following new functions:
  • go_from_altered_cwd() to the module dir;
  • drop_axis() to the module geom;
  • instantiate_requests_session() to the module ops;
  • save_joblib() and load_joblib() to the module store.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.2.16 documentation.

1.2.15

Notable changes since 1.2.14:

• Improved the following functions/methods with bug fixes:
  • find_similar_str() and convert_md_to_rst() in the module text;
  • download_file_from_url() in the module ops;
  • save_svg_as_emf() in the module store;
  • PostgreSQL.import_data() and PostgreSQL.drop_schema() in the module sql.
• Added a new function is_downloadable() to the module ops.

For more information and detailed specifications, check out PyHelpers 1.2.15 documentation.