functions.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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from __future__ import division

import sys, os

import inspect
import traceback

import pdb

def between(value, v_min, v_max):
    '''More useful than you mght think.
    Takes into account if v_min or v_max are None.
    If one of them is they are taken as -infinity or
    +infinity respectively.
    '''
    if v_min == None and v_max == None:
        raise ValueError
    if v_min == None:
        return value < v_max
    if v_max == None:
        return value > v_min
    return v_min < value < v_max


def reform_text(data_list):
    '''put all text objects that are next to eachother into single strings.
    This simplifies a list of data'''
    all_txt = []
    out = []
    
    for item in data_list:
        if type(item) == str:
            all_txt.append(item)
        else:
            if all_txt:
                out.append(''.join(all_txt))
                all_txt = []
            out.append(item)
            
    if all_txt:
        out.append(''.join(all_txt))
    return out