wimpy

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Wimpy is a Python utility library (anti-copy-pasta) containing commonly used helper functions that the author extracted to avoid repeatedly copying them into new projects. It provides a collection of small, general-purpose utilities for everyday Python programming tasks. The library is currently at version 0.6 and is actively maintained, with releases focusing on adding new features and improving existing ones.

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · WIMPY

wimpy

pythonv0.6

Install

1.5s avg

Import

—

Disk

16MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.6 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.920 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 17.8MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.920 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.5s · import 0.000s · 18MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

strip_prefix

✓ from wimpy import strip_prefix

strip_suffix

✓ from wimpy import strip_suffix

is_subsequence

✓ from wimpy import is_subsequence

chunks

✓ from wimpy import chunks

grouper

✓ from wimpy import grouper

ceiling_division

✓ from wimpy import ceiling_division

WimpyError

✓ from wimpy.exceptions import WimpyError

✗ from wimpy import WimpyError

WimpyError resides in the 'exceptions' submodule, not directly under 'wimpy'.

Demonstrates stripping prefixes, checking for subsequences, and creating overlapping chunks from an iterable, which are core utilities provided by the library.

from wimpy import strip_prefix, is_subsequence, chunks # Example 1: Stripping prefixes text = "hello_world" stripped_text = strip_prefix(text, "hello_") print(f"Original: {text}, Stripped: {stripped_text}") # Example 2: Checking for subsequence sequence = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] sub = [2, 5, 8] is_sub = is_subsequence(sub, sequence) print(f"Is {sub} a subsequence of {sequence}? {is_sub}") # Example 3: Chunking an iterable data = list(range(10)) chunk_size = 3 overlap = 1 result_chunks = list(chunks(data, chunk_size, overlap)) print(f"Original data: {data}, Chunks (size={chunk_size}, overlap={overlap}): {result_chunks}")

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe `strip_prefix` and `strip_suffix` functions in v0.6+ introduce a `strict` parameter (default `False`). If `strict=True`, the function will raise a `WimpyError` if the prefix/suffix is not found. Prior to v0.6, there was no `strict` option, and missing prefixes/suffixes would simply return the original string.

fix

If you require an error for missing prefixes/suffixes, explicitly set `strict=True`. Otherwise, the default behavior of returning the original string when not found remains.

affects: 0.6 and later

gotchaThe `chunks` function had a bug in versions prior to v0.6 where negative `overlap` values were not handled correctly and could lead to unexpected results. This was fixed in v0.6.

fix

Upgrade to wimpy v0.6 or later to ensure correct handling of all `overlap` values, including negative ones.

affects: Prior to 0.6

gotchaThe `strip_prefix` and `strip_suffix` functions by default will silently return the original string if the specified prefix or suffix is not found. This might be unexpected if you anticipated an empty string or an error.

fix

Always check the return value, or for versions 0.6+, use `strict=True` if you prefer an explicit error when the prefix/suffix is absent.

affects: All versions

Errors

Common errors & fixes

from wimpy import WimpyError ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'WimpyError'

The `WimpyError` exception is located in the `wimpy.exceptions` submodule, not directly in the top-level `wimpy` module.

fix

Change the import statement to `from wimpy.exceptions import WimpyError`.

wimpy.exceptions.WimpyError: Prefix 'non_existent_' not found in 'hello_world'

You are using `strip_prefix` or `strip_suffix` with `strict=True`, and the specified prefix/suffix was not present in the target string.

fix

Either ensure the prefix/suffix always exists, or handle the `wimpy.exceptions.WimpyError` exception, or remove `strict=True` to revert to the default behavior of returning the original string when the prefix/suffix is missing.

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Version history

0.6latest on PyPI · released Oct 9, 2018

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/wimglenn/wimpy ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/wimpy/ ↗