IOTk A set of input and output functions for the command line
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A set of input and output functions for the command line The Input/Output Toolkit, IOTk has many ways to put and get output to and from the console.IOTk, also known as the Input/Output Toolkit, is a set of functions to get valid input from and write stylish output to the command line. Here are some key features of "IOTk": Input Functions: · ask_string: Gets a string value from the user. · ask_int: Asks the user for a value and makes sure that it's an integer. · ask_yes_no: Checks for "yes" or "no" against 8 languages, plus plain old "y" and "n". · ask_filename: Asks the user for a filename, then verifies that it exists. · ask_folder: Asks the user for a folder name, then verifies that it exists. · ask_regex: Gets a string from the user and verifies it against a regular expression. It can be supplied a custom invalidation message so the user doesn't see "Must match the regular expression: " followed by a bunch of apparently random characters and stop using your program out of frustration. Output Functions: · print_dict: Prints the keys and values in a dictionary, with incredibly flexible formatting options. · print_list: Prints the items in a list, with the same formatting options as print_dict. · wrap_str: A powerful word-wrapping function that will wrap words to a certain number of columns. · print_string: A thick wrapper around wrap_str that provides alignment and fill options.

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