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memory (sqlite): retry _runInteraction in the same way as for _runQuery, this improve reliability
author Goffi <goffi@goffi.org>
date Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:21:16 +0100
parents 56f94936df1e
children 003b8b4b56a7
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#!/usr/bin/env python2
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# SAT: a jabber client
# Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)

# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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"""tools to help manipulating files"""
import os.path


def get_unique_name(path):
    """generate a path with a name not conflicting with existing file

    @param path(unicode): path to the file to create
    @return (unicode): unique path (can be the same as path if there is not conflict)
    """
    ori_path = path
    idx = 1
    while os.path.exists(path):
        path = ori_path + u"_" + unicode(idx)
        idx += 1
    return path