python-utils-50

python-utils-50 is a curated collection of fifty micro-utilities designed to eliminate boilerplate code in everyday Python projects. From robust nested dictionary merging to safe directory creation, this library provides highly optimized, zero-dependency helpers that streamline your development workflow.

Features

• Type-Safe Deep Merging: Recursively combine nested dictionaries without side effects or mutating the original structures.
• Resilient File I/O: Safe wrapper functions that automatically handle and generate missing nested directories during file write operations.
• Smart Datetime Parsing: Out-of-the-box parsing for fifty common string-based timestamp formats directly into standard Python datetime objects.

Installation

Install the package directly from PyPI:

pip install python-utils-50

Usage

Here is a quick example of how to merge configurations and write the output safely:

from python_utils_50.dicts import deep_merge
from python_utils_50.files import safe_write

# Combine nested configuration dictionaries
default_config = {"server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": 80}}
user_config = {"server": {"port": 8080}}
final_config = deep_merge(default_config, user_config)

# Output the result, automatically creating any missing parent directories
safe_write("config/prod/settings.json", str(final_config))

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.