class iStr(str):
"""Case insensitive strings class.
Performs like str except comparisons are case insensitive."""
def __init__(self, strMe):
str.__init__(self, strMe)
self.__lowerCaseMe = strMe.lower()
def __repr__(self):
return "iStr(%s)" % str.__repr__(self)
def __eq__(self, other):
return self.__lowerCaseMe == other.lower()
def __lt__(self, other):
return self.__lowerCaseMe < other.lower()
def __le__(self, other):
return self.__lowerCaseMe <= other.lower()
def __gt__(self, other):
return self.__lowerCaseMe > other.lower()
def __ne__(self, other):
return self.__lowerCaseMe != other.lower()
def __ge__(self, other):
return self.__lowerCaseMe >= other.lower()
def __cmp__(self, other):
return cmp(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower())
def __hash__(self):
return hash(self.__lowerCaseMe)
def __contains__(self, other):
return other.lower() in self.__lowerCaseMe
def count(self, other, *args):
return str.count(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower(), *args)
def endswith(self, other, *args):
return str.endswith(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower(), *args)
def find(self, other, *args):
return str.find(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower(), *args)
def index(self, other, *args):
return str.index(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower(), *args)
def lower(self): # Courtesy Duncan Booth
return self.__lowerCaseMe
def rfind(self, other, *args):
return str.rfind(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower(), *args)
def rindex(self, other, *args):
return str.rindex(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower(), *args)
def startswith(self, other, *args):
return str.startswith(self.__lowerCaseMe, other.lower(), *args)
