BIOSUtilities v24.10.01

Complete repository overhaul into python project
Re-designed BIOSUtility base template class flow
Re-structured utilities as BIOSUtility inherited
Re-structured project for 3rd-party compatibility
Unified project requirements and package version
Code overhaul with type hints and linting support
Switched external executable dependencies via PATH
BIOSUtility enforces simple check and parse methods
Utilities now work with both path and buffer inputs
Adjusted class, method, function names and parameters
Improved Dell PFS Update Extractor sub-PFAT processing
Improved Award BIOS Module Extractor corruption handling
Improved Apple EFI Image Identifier to expose the EFI ID
Improved Insyde iFlash/iFdPacker Extractor with ISH & PDT
Re-written Apple EFI Package Extractor to support all PKG

biosutilities/common/system.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -B
+# coding=utf-8
+
+"""
+Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Plato Mavropoulos
+"""
+
+import sys
+import platform
+
+from biosutilities.common.texts import to_string
+
+
+def system_platform() -> tuple[str, bool, bool]:
+    """ Get OS platform """
+
+    sys_os: str = platform.system()
+
+    is_win: bool = sys_os == 'Windows'
+
+    is_lnx: bool = sys_os in ('Linux', 'Darwin')
+
+    return sys_os, is_win, is_lnx
+
+
+def python_version() -> tuple:
+    """ Get Python version """
+
+    return sys.version_info
+
+
+def printer(message: str | list | tuple | None = None, padding: int = 0, new_line: bool = True,
+            pause: bool = False, sep_char: str = ' ') -> None:
+    """ Show message(s), controlling padding, newline, pausing & separator """
+
+    message_string: str = to_string(in_object='' if message is None else message, sep_char=sep_char)
+
+    message_output: str = '\n' if new_line else ''
+
+    for line_index, line_text in enumerate(iterable=message_string.split('\n')):
+        line_newline: str = '' if line_index == 0 else '\n'
+
+        message_output += f'{line_newline}{" " * padding}{line_text}'
+
+    if pause:
+        input(message_output)
+    else:
+        print(message_output)