{"id":14516,"library":"dacktool","title":"dacktool Library","description":"dacktool is a collection of miscellaneous Python utilities designed to simplify common tasks related to file operations, data conversion (specifically JSON to dictionary), regular expression matching, and basic security functions like password hashing. Currently at version 0.0.7, it appears to be in early development with an infrequent release cadence.","status":"active","version":"0.0.7","language":"en","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/dacker-team/dacktool","tags":["utility","tools","files","conversion","security","regex","json"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install dacktool","lang":"bash","label":"Install latest version"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"Functions like 'read_file' are nested within submodules like 'files'.","wrong":"from dacktool import read_file","symbol":"read_file","correct":"from dacktool.files import read_file"},{"note":"Functions are imported directly from their respective submodules.","wrong":"from dacktool import convert_json_to_dict","symbol":"convert_json_to_dict","correct":"from dacktool.convert import convert_json_to_dict"},{"note":"Prefer direct import of the function for clarity over submodule access.","wrong":"import dacktool.security; dacktool.security.hash_password()","symbol":"hash_password","correct":"from dacktool.security import hash_password"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from dacktool.convert import convert_json_to_dict\n\njson_data_string = '{\"name\": \"Alice\", \"age\": 30, \"city\": \"New York\"}'\npython_dict = convert_json_to_dict(json_data_string)\n\nprint(f\"JSON String: {json_data_string}\")\nprint(f\"Python Dictionary: {python_dict}\")\nprint(f\"Type of result: {type(python_dict)}\")\n\n# Example using files module (requires creating a dummy file)\nfrom dacktool.files import write_file, read_file\nimport os\n\nfile_path = 'my_temp_file.txt'\ncontent = 'Hello from dacktool!'\n\nwrite_file(file_path, content)\nread_content = read_file(file_path)\n\nprint(f\"\\nContent written to '{file_path}': {content}\")\nprint(f\"Content read from '{file_path}': {read_content}\")\n\nos.remove(file_path) # Clean up the dummy file","lang":"python","description":"This quickstart demonstrates how to use the `convert_json_to_dict` function for JSON string conversion and `write_file`/`read_file` for basic file operations. It creates a temporary file and cleans it up afterwards."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Review release notes for any API changes when upgrading, and pin to a specific patch version if stability is critical for your application.","message":"The library is in early development (v0.0.7); APIs are subject to change without prior notice, potentially leading to breaking changes between minor versions as the project matures.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"<1.0.0"},{"fix":"Consult security best practices for password storage and consider using more established security libraries like `argon2-cffi` or `bcrypt` for production-grade authentication systems.","message":"The `security` module provides basic password hashing and verification. For production environments, ensure you understand and follow cryptographic best practices, including proper salting, iteration counts, and key stretching, as this module provides fundamental components rather than a complete security framework.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All versions"},{"fix":"Wrap calls to `dacktool` functions in `try-except` blocks to gracefully handle potential errors, especially for file system or network operations.","message":"Error handling in some utility functions might be basic. For instance, file operations may raise standard Python exceptions (`FileNotFoundError`, `PermissionError`) which should be handled explicitly by the caller in robust applications.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All versions"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Install the library using pip: `pip install dacktool`","cause":"The dacktool library is not installed in the current Python environment.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dacktool'"},{"fix":"Import the function from its specific submodule: `from dacktool.files import read_file`.","cause":"Attempting to import a function (like `read_file`) directly from the top-level `dacktool` package when it resides in a submodule (e.g., `dacktool.files`).","error":"AttributeError: module 'dacktool' has no attribute 'read_file'"},{"fix":"Ensure the input string is a correctly formatted JSON string, e.g., `'{\"key\": \"value\"}'`.","cause":"The input string provided to `convert_json_to_dict` is not valid JSON.","error":"json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)"},{"fix":"Verify the file path is correct and accessible. If reading, ensure the file exists. If writing, ensure the parent directory exists or create it first.","cause":"The file path specified for `read_file` or `write_file` does not exist or is incorrect, and the operation requires the file to be present (e.g., `read_file`) or the directory to exist.","error":"FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'non_existent_file.txt'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi"}