gistfile1.txt

from time import strftime as strf
from commands import getoutput as gout
from os import listdir, path

def timedate(x):
	"""
	strftime simplified
	"""
	x="".join(x.lower().split()[0])
	if x=="date":return strf("%m/%d/%y")
	elif x=="time":return strf("%I:%M:%S %p")
	elif x=="day":return strf("%A")
	elif x=="month":return strf("%B")
	
def owc(File, Mode, toWrite, newline):
	"""
	owc = open, write, close
	"""
	File=TotalDir(File, True)
	ptf, fname = path.split(File)
	dircont=listdir(ptf)
	if fname not in dircont:
		open(File, 'w').close()
	fw=open(File, Mode)
	if newline:
		fw.write(toWrite+"\n")
	else:
		fw.write(toWrite)
	fw.close()
	
def isInDir(File, Dir, cs):
	"""
	check if the file is in the given directory
	"""
	Dir=TotalDir(Dir)
	if cs:
		DirList = listdir(Dir)
		File=File
	else:
		DirList = [i.lower() for i in listdir(Dir)]
		File=File.lower()
	if File in DirList:
		return True
	else:
		return False

def TotalDir(Dir):
	"""
	time saver
	"""
	return path.expanduser(Dir)