1    import os 
2     
3     
4    class FileUtility(object): 
5        # create log folder 
6        def create_logs_folder(self, folder_name): 
7            project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) 
8            path_separator = os.path.sep 
9            file_path = project_root + path_separator + folder_name 
10           try: 
11               os.makedirs(file_path) 
12           except OSError: 
13               if not os.path.isdir(file_path): 
14                   raise 
15    
16       # write content to a file 
17       def write_content_to_file(self, folder_name, file_name, file_type, content_text): 
18           project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) 
19           path_separator = os.path.sep 
20           file_path = project_root + path_separator + folder_name 
21           full_file_name = file_path + path_separator + file_name + file_type 
22           try: 
23               output_file = open(full_file_name, 'w') 
24               output_file.write(content_text) 
25               output_file.close() 
26           except IOError: 
27               print "Cannot write to the file", full_file_name 
28    
29       # read content from a file 
30       def read_file_content(self, folder_name, file_name): 
31           project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) 
32           path_separator = os.path.sep 
33           file_path = project_root + path_separator + folder_name 
34    
35           full_file_name = file_path + path_separator + file_name 
36           try: 
37               file_to_read = open(full_file_name, mode='r') 
38               file_content = file_to_read.read() 
39               print file_content 
40               file_to_read.close() 
41           except IOError: 
42               print "Could not read file:", full_file_name 
43               file_content = "Check the file !!!" 
44               print file_content 
45           return file_content 
46    
47    
48   if __name__ == "__main__": 
49       f = FileUtility() 
50       #f.create_logs_folder('log3') 
51       #text_content = "this is a test\n" 
52       #text_content += "this is a new line test\n" 
53       #text_content += "this is another new line test" 
54       #f.write_content_to_file('testfiles', 'new_file', '.txt', text_content) 
55       f.read_file_content('testfiles', 'new_file.txt') 
56