py5_tools.live_coding.copy_code()

Create a backup copy of the current code.

Examples

import py5_tools

py5_tools.live_coding.screenshot("version_%H%M%S")
py5_tools.live_coding.copy_code("version_%H%M%S")

Description

Create a backup copy of the current code. The copy will be saved to the archive directory. By default, this is an archive subdirectory under the Sketch code’s current working directory.

If the copy_name parameter contains date format codes, the string will be formatted with the current timestamp. If copy_name is omitted, it will default to your filename stem followed by "_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S".

This function will not work if the live coding feature is being used in a Jupyter Notebook because the code is not in a Python file that can be copied.

If live coding is watching the directory for changes, the backup copy will be a zip file containing every file in the watched directory. Otherwise, it will be a regular Python file. The appropriate filename suffix will be set if copy_name does not already have it. It won’t overwrite an existing file if the file it tries to write to already exists.

A suggested use case for this is to put the function calls in your code but leave them commented out. When you have working code that you want to create a backup for but don’t want to pause your workflow to do that manually, simply uncomment the code and resave the file. A copy of the code will then be created for you in the archive subdirectory.

This function will do nothing when not running through py5’s live coding feature.

Look at the online “Live Coding” documentation to learn more.

Signatures

copy_code(
    copy_name: str = None,  # name of file for copy of code
) -> None

Updated on September 15, 2024 12:12:36pm UTC