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<h1>eric7.Globals.__init__</h1>

<p>
Module defining common data to be used by all modules.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>configDir</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameBreakpointConditions</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameBreakpointFiles</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameFiles</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameHexFiles</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameHosts</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameMultiProject</td></tr><tr><td>recentNamePdfFiles</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameProject</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameTestDiscoverHistory</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameTestEnvironment</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameTestFileHistory</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameTestFramework</td></tr><tr><td>recentNameTestNameHistory</td></tr><tr><td>settingsNameGlobal</td></tr><tr><td>settingsNameOrganization</td></tr><tr><td>settingsNameRecent</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#dataString">dataString</a></td>
<td>Module function to generate a formatted size string.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getConfigDir">getConfigDir</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of the directory storing the config data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getInstallInfoFilePath">getInstallInfoFilePath</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the path name of the install info file.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getWebBrowserSupport">getWebBrowserSupport</a></td>
<td>Module function to determine the supported web browser variant.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#setConfigDir">setConfigDir</a></td>
<td>Module function to set the name of the directory storing the config data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#strGroup">strGroup</a></td>
<td>Module function to group a string into sub-strings separated by a separator.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#strToQByteArray">strToQByteArray</a></td>
<td>Module function to convert a Python string into a QByteArray.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#toBool">toBool</a></td>
<td>Module function to convert a value to bool.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#toByteArray">toByteArray</a></td>
<td>Module function to convert a value to a byte array.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#toDict">toDict</a></td>
<td>Module function to convert a value to a dictionary.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#toList">toList</a></td>
<td>Module function to convert a value to a list.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#versionIsValid">versionIsValid</a></td>
<td>Function to check, if the given version string is valid.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#versionToTuple">versionToTuple</a></td>
<td>Module function to convert a version string into a tuple.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<h2>dataString</h2>
<b>dataString</b>(<i>size, loc=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to generate a formatted size string.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>size</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
size to be formatted
</dd>
<dt><i>loc</i> (QLocale (optional))</dt>
<dd>
locale to be used for localized size strings (defaults to None)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
formatted data string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>getConfigDir</h2>
<b>getConfigDir</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of the directory storing the config data.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
directory name of the config dir
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>getInstallInfoFilePath</h2>
<b>getInstallInfoFilePath</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Public method to get the path name of the install info file.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
file path of the install info file
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>getWebBrowserSupport</h2>
<b>getWebBrowserSupport</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Module function to determine the supported web browser variant.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
string indicating the supported web browser variant ("QtWebEngine",
        or "None")
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>setConfigDir</h2>
<b>setConfigDir</b>(<i>d</i>)

<p>
    Module function to set the name of the directory storing the config data.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>d</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of an existing directory
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>strGroup</h2>
<b>strGroup</b>(<i>txt, sep, groupLen=4</i>)

<p>
    Module function to group a string into sub-strings separated by a
    separator.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>txt</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
text to be grouped
</dd>
<dt><i>sep</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
separator string
</dd>
<dt><i>groupLen</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
length of each group
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
result string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>strToQByteArray</h2>
<b>strToQByteArray</b>(<i>txt</i>)

<p>
    Module function to convert a Python string into a QByteArray.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>txt</i> (str, bytes, bytearray)</dt>
<dd>
Python string to be converted
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
converted QByteArray
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
QByteArray
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>toBool</h2>
<b>toBool</b>(<i>value</i>)

<p>
    Module function to convert a value to bool.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>value</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
value to be converted
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
converted data
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>toByteArray</h2>
<b>toByteArray</b>(<i>value</i>)

<p>
    Module function to convert a value to a byte array.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>value</i> (QByteArray or None)</dt>
<dd>
value to be converted
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
converted data
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
QByteArray
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>toDict</h2>
<b>toDict</b>(<i>value</i>)

<p>
    Module function to convert a value to a dictionary.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>value</i> (dict or None)</dt>
<dd>
value to be converted
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
converted data
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
dict
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>toList</h2>
<b>toList</b>(<i>value</i>)

<p>
    Module function to convert a value to a list.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>value</i> (None, list or Any)</dt>
<dd>
value to be converted
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
converted data
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>versionIsValid</h2>
<b>versionIsValid</b>(<i>version</i>)

<p>
    Function to check, if the given version string is valid.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>version</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
version string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating validity
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>versionToTuple</h2>
<b>versionToTuple</b>(<i>version</i>)

<p>
    Module function to convert a version string into a tuple.
</p>
<p>
    Note: A version string consists of non-negative decimals separated by "."
    optionally followed by a suffix. Suffix is everything after the last
    decimal.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>version</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
version string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
version named tuple containing the version parts
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
semver.VersionInfo
</dd>
</dl>
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