Python “C” Utilities

Description

Pure Python implementations of some typical (Unix) utilities and also some additional utilities.

Author:

Franz Glasner

Version:

0.13.dev1

Date:

dev-2026-09-24

Copyright:

© 2020–2026 Franz Glasner.

License:

BSD 3-Clause “New” or “Revised” License. See BSD-3-Clause.txt for details. If you cannot find BSD-3-Clause.txt see <https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause>.

Parts of the code have the following licenses:

• MIT License

ID:

@(#) $HGid$

Currently implemented:

• dos2unix as py-dos2unix

• shasum as py-shasum

Additional utilities:

• py-treesum to compute “fingerprints” or “message digests” of directory trees.

• py-genpwd to generate passwords of a given length and from within different character repertoires.

Licenses for Incorporated Software

crcmod/crcmod2

MIT License

vendored in cutils.crcmod

Site Contents

• Utilities
  • py-dos2unix — Convert DOS Line Endings to POSIX (Unix)
  • py-genpwd — Generate Random Passwords
  • py-shasum — Print or Check SHA Checksums
  • py-treesum — Message Digests of Directory Trees
  • py-treesum-generate — Subcommand to Generate Message Digests of Directory Trees
  • py-treesum-info — to Read "treesum" Files Generated by "generate"
• File Formats
  • treesum
• Miscellaneous Information
  • “treesum” Filetype Indicators
  • “treesum” Filter Patterns
• Implementation Notes
  • Important Observations and Facts
  • Testing
• Changes
  • Pre-1.0 Series
  • Breaking Changes
• Licenses

Indices and tables

• Module Index

• Index

• Search Page