ch07: example files

07-1class-func/clip.py

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+"""
+    >>> clip('banana ', 6)
+    'banana'
+    >>> clip('banana ', 7)
+    'banana'
+    >>> clip('banana ', 5)
+    'banana'
+    >>> clip('banana split', 6)
+    'banana'
+    >>> clip('banana split', 7)
+    'banana'
+    >>> clip('banana split', 10)
+    'banana'
+    >>> clip('banana split', 11)
+    'banana'
+    >>> clip('banana split', 12)
+    'banana split'
+"""
+
+# tag::CLIP[]
+def clip(text, max_len=80):
+    """Return text clipped at the last space before or after max_len
+    """
+    end = None
+    if len(text) > max_len:
+        space_before = text.rfind(' ', 0, max_len)
+        if space_before >= 0:
+            end = space_before
+        else:
+            space_after = text.rfind(' ', max_len)
+            if space_after >= 0:
+                end = space_after
+    if end is None:  # no spaces were found
+        return text.rstrip()
+    return text[:end].rstrip()
+# end::CLIP[]