tlslite.utils.lists module

Helper functions for handling lists

tlslite.utils.lists.getFirstMatching(values, matches)

Return the first element in values that is also in matches.

Return None if values is None, empty or no element in values is also in matches.

Parameters:

• values (collections.abc.Iterable) – list of items to look through, can be None

• matches (collections.abc.Container) – list of items to check against

tlslite.utils.lists.to_str_delimiter(values, delim=', ', last_delim=' or ')

Format the list as a human readable string.

Will format the list as a human readable enumeration, separated by commas (changable with delim) with last value separated with “or” (changable with last_delim).

Parameters:

• values (collections.abc.Iterable) – list of items to concatenate

• delim (str) – primary delimiter for objects, comma by default

• last_delim (str) – delimiter for last object in list

Return type:

str