IPython/html/utils.py

"""Notebook related utilities

Authors:

* Brian Granger
"""

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#  Copyright (C) 2011  The IPython Development Team
#
#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
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import os
from urllib import quote, unquote

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# Imports
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def url_path_join(*pieces):
    """Join components of url into a relative url

    Use to prevent double slash when joining subpath. This will leave the
    initial and final / in place
    """
    initial = pieces[0].startswith('/')
    final = pieces[-1].endswith('/')
    stripped = [s.strip('/') for s in pieces]
    result = '/'.join(s for s in stripped if s)
    if initial: result = '/' + result
    if final: result = result + '/'
    if result == '//': result = '/'
    return result

def path2url(path):
    """Convert a local file path to a URL"""
    pieces = [ quote(p) for p in path.split(os.path.sep) ]
    # preserve trailing /
    if pieces[-1] == '':
        pieces[-1] = '/'
    url = url_path_join(*pieces)
    return url

def url2path(url):
    """Convert a URL to a local file path"""
    pieces = [ unquote(p) for p in url.split('/') ]
    path = os.path.join(*pieces)
    return path
    
def url_escape(path):
    """Escape special characters in a URL path
    
    Turns '/foo bar/' into '/foo%20bar/'
    """
    parts = path.split('/')
    return '/'.join([quote(p) for p in parts])

def url_unescape(path):
    """Unescape special characters in a URL path
    
    Turns '/foo%20bar/' into '/foo bar/'
    """
    return '/'.join([unquote(p) for p in path.split('/')])