file

File

This class includes methods to work with files and file paths.

rename_extension()

This method will rename the extension of the given file.
Params:

• file: str the path to the file
• new_extension: str the new extension of the file
• full_extension: bool = False whether to rename the full extension (e.g. .tar.gz) or just the last part (e.g. .gz)
• camel_case_filename: bool = False whether to additionally make the filename CamelCase

Returns: no return value

create()

This method will create a file with ot without content.
Params:

• file: str the path for the new file with file extension
• content: str = "" the content of the created file
• force: bool = False whether to overwrite the file if it already exists

Returns: the full filepath of the newly created file
Raises:

• FileExistsError if a file already with the same filename already exists (and force is false)
• SameContentFileExistsError if a file with the same filename and same content already exists (and force is false)