util.py

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# Copyright (C) 2013  Johannes Dewender
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"""utility functions
"""
 
import math
 
SECTORS_PER_SECOND = 75
 
def _encode(string):
    """Encode (unicode) string to byte string
    """
    try:
        return string.encode()
    except AttributeError:
        # already byte string (Python 3)
        return string
    # UnicodeDecodeError (Python 2) is NOT catched
    # device names should be ascii
 
def _decode(byte_string):
    """Decode byte string to (unicode) string
    """
    # this test for bytes works on Python 2 and 3
    if type(byte_string) == type(b"test"):
        return byte_string.decode()
    else:
        # probably mocked for sphinx
        return None
 
def _sectors_to_seconds(sectors):
    """Round sectors to seconds like done on MusicBrainz Server
 
    The result is forced to :obj:int to make formatted output easier.
    """
    # note that `round(2.5) == 2` on Python 3
    # and math.floor doesn't return :obj:int on Python 2
    # additionally always `int / int =^= int` in Python 2
    return int(math.floor((sectors / float(SECTORS_PER_SECOND)) + 0.5))
 
 
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