plaid.utils.base¶

def generate_random_ASCII(size: int = 16) -> str:
    """Generate a random ASCII string of the specified size.

    Args:
        size (int, optional): The length of the generated string. Defaults to 16.

    Returns:
        str: A random ASCII string of the specified size.
    """
    assert size >= 1
    rnd_ = chr(np.random.randint(65, 91))
    for _ in range(size - 1):
        val_ = np.random.randint(91 - 65 + 10)
        if val_ >= 10:
            rnd_ += chr(val_ - 10 + 65)
        else:
            rnd_ += str(val_)
    return rnd_

def safe_len(obj):
    """Safely return the length of an object, or 0 if the object has no length.

    Parameters
    ----------
    obj : Any
        The object whose length is to be computed.

    Returns:
    -------
    int
        The length of the object if it defines `__len__`, otherwise 0.
    """
    return len(obj) if hasattr(obj, "__len__") else 0