Changeset 6650 for anuga_core/source/anuga/utilities/system_tools.py

Timestamp:

Mar 27, 2009, 4:21:20 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

rwilson

Message:

Moved file_length() to here, remove from all run_model.py directories.

File:

• anuga_core/source/anuga/utilities/system_tools.py (modified) (1 diff)

anuga_core/source/anuga/utilities/system_tools.py

@@ -448 +448 @@
     fd.close()
 
-
+##
+# @brief Function to return the length of a file.
+# @param in_file Path to file to get length of.
+# @return Number of lines in file.
+# @note Doesn't count '\n' characters.
+# @note Zero byte file, returns 0.
+# @note No \n in file at all, but >0 chars, returns 1.
+def file_length(in_file):
+    '''Function to return the length of a file.'''
+
+    fid = open(in_file)
+    data = fid.readlines()
+    fid.close()
+    return len(data)
+
+