The Spud-tacular File Format!

What is .potato?

.potato is a simple, text-based file format created by Adolfo GM for storing various types of data, including text and base64 encoded images, in individual "potatoes" identified by a column number. Each potato is stored on a line within the file, enclosed in tags with attributes for name, column number, data type, and a timestamp.

Basic Usage

To start using the .potato format, you'll need the Potato class. Here's a quick example of how to create a .potato file and bake a potato into it:

from potato import Potato

# Create a new .potato file (or open an existing one)
pt = Potato("my_data.potato")

# Bake a text potato at column 0
pt.bake(0, "This is some important text!", "ImportantNote")

# Access the potato
print(pt.mash(0))  # Output: This is some important text!
        

Get Started!

To get the potato module, download the potato.py file from the repository and place it in your project directory. You can then import the Potato class and use it to create, read, and manipulate .potato files!

Download potato.py Download potato.py version 2.0
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Created by Adolfo GM