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Name: ffcount
Version: 0.1.8
Summary: Fast File Count: Recursively count files and directories very quickly
Home-page: https://github.com/GjjvdBurg/ffcount
Author: G.J.J. van den Burg
Author-email: gertjanvandenburg@gmail.com
License: Apache License 2.0
Description: 
        # Fast File Count in Python
        
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        This is a Python package to quickly count the number of files and directories
        in a given path. Optionally you can count recursively and include hidden files
        in the total.
        
        This package is a wrapper around ``fast-file-count`` by [Christopher Schultz
        ](https://github.com/ChristopherSchultz). Credit for the initial version 
        belongs to Christopher Schultz, I wrote the Python wrapper, converted the 
        Windows code to use builtin functionality, and packaged it up.  See the file
        ``src/c_count.c`` for the other contributors and see the commit history of
        this package on GitHub for my exact changes.
        
        ## Installation
        
        Installation can be done easily with pip:
        
        ```bash
        $ pip install ffcount
        ```
        
        ## Usage
        
        There is a command line application called ``ffcount``, which recursively 
        counts files and directories:
        
        ```
        $ ffcount
        ```
        
        See ``ffcount -h`` for options.
        
        The package can also be used as a Python library, using the ``ffcount`` 
        function. This function returns a tuple ``(number_of_files, number_of_dirs)`` 
        and it can be used as follows:
        
        ```python
        >>> from ffcount import ffcount
        
        # count everything under the current path
        >>> ffcount()
        (521013, 43012)
        
        # count without hidden files
        >>> ffcount(hidden=False)
        (234012, 12082)
        
        # use a different path
        >>> ffcount('/tmp')
        (81, 10)
        ```
        
        Note that ``ffcount`` counts links as files, even if they point to a 
        directory. In some cases, this explains the discrepancy with other ways of 
        counting.
        
        To obtain the full function documentation, simply run:
        
        ```python
        >>> import ffcount
        >>> help(ffcount)
        ```
        
        ## License
        
        The original C code by Christopher Schultz was licensed under the Apache
        License 2.0. This package is therefore licensed under this license as well.
        
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Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
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