path_utils

Utility functions for working with paths

dir_to_sample_id(folder)

Get the sample ID from a directory

Parameters:

folder (str) – The directory to check

Returns

find_cells_df(target_dir)

Find the first feather file in target_dir

Parameters:

target_dir

Returns

find_density_file(target_dir)

find_file(target_dir, check_func, file_type_name)

Find the first file corresponding to check_func in target_dir

Parameters:

• target_dir (str) – The directory to search

• check_func (callable) – A function that takes a file name and returns a boolean

• file_type_name (str) – The name of the file type to search for. This is used for error messages

Returns

is_density_file(f_name)

is_feather(f)

Check if a file is a feather file

Currently, this function only checks if the file ends with ‘cells.feather’

Parameters:

f (str or Path) – The file to check

Returns