rdkit.utils.fileutils module

utility functions to help work with files

rdkit.utils.fileutils.MoveToMatchingLine(inFile, matchStr, fullMatch=0)

skip forward in a file until a given string is found

Arguments

  • inFile: a file object (or anything supporting a _readline()_ method)
  • matchStr: the string to search for
  • fullMatch: if nonzero, _matchStr_ must match the entire line

Returns

the matching line

Notes:

  • if _matchStr_ is not found in the file, a NoMatchFound exception will be raised
exception rdkit.utils.fileutils.NoMatchFoundError

Bases: RuntimeError