util (skrf.util)

Holds utilities that are general conveniences.

Time-related utilities

now_string()	Return a unique sortable string, representing the current time.
now_string_2_dt(s)	Converts the output of now_string() to a datetime object.
ProgressBar(iterations[, label])	A progress bar based off of the notebook/ipython progress bar from PyMC.

Array-related functions

find_nearest(array, value)	Find the nearest value in array.
find_nearest_index(array, value)	Find the nearest index for a value in array.
has_duplicate_value(value, values, index)	Check if there is another value of the current index in the list.
smooth(x[, window_len, window])	Smooth the data using a window with requested size.

File-related functions

get_fid(file, *args, **kwargs)	Return a file object, given a filename or file object.
get_extn(filename)	Get the extension from a filename.
basename_noext(filename)	Get the basename and strips extension.
git_version(modname)	Return output 'git describe', executed in a module's root directory.
unique_name(name, names[, exclude])	Pass in a name and a list of names, and increment with _## as necessary to ensure a unique name.
findReplace(directory, find, replace, ...)	Find/replace some txt in all files in a directory, recursively.
dict_2_recarray(d, delim, dtype)	Turn a dictionary of structured keys to a record array of objects.

General Purpose Objects

HomoList(list_)	A Homogeneous Sequence.
HomoDict(dict_)	A Homogeneous Mutable Mapping.