# importing the modules
import os
import shutil

# getting the current working directory
src_dir = os.getcwd()

# printing current directory
print(src_dir) 

# copying the files
shutil.copyfile('test.txt', 'test.txt.copy2') #copy src to dst

# printing the list of new files
print(os.listdir())

def print_x_pattern(size):
    i,j = 0,size - 1

    while j >= 0 and i < size:

        initial_spaces = ' '*min(i,j)
        middle_spaces = ' '*(abs(i - j) - 1)
        final_spaces = ' '*(size - 1 - max(i,j))

        if j == i:
            print(initial_spaces + '*' + final_spaces)
        else:
            print(initial_spaces + '*' + middle_spaces + '*' + final_spaces)

        i += 1
        j -= 1

print_x_pattern(7)

#Original
def output_json_log_data_to_file(filename, record_dictionary_list):
    with open(filename, 'w') as outputFile:
        for record in record_dictionary_list:
            json.dump(record, outputFile)
            outputFile.write('\n')


#Atomic
def output_json_log_data_to_file(filename, record_dictionary_list):
    # Use atomic file operations to prevent race conditions with readers
    # Write to temporary file first, then atomically rename to target file
    tmp_filename = filename + '.tmp'
    with open(tmp_filename, 'w') as outputFile:
        for record in record_dictionary_list:
            json.dump(record, outputFile)
            outputFile.write('\n')
    # Atomic rename - this prevents readers from seeing partial writes
    shutil.move(tmp_filename, filename)

def sum_of_powers(end, power = 2, start = 1):
  return sum([(i) ** power for i in range(start, end + 1)])

sum_of_powers(10) # 385
sum_of_powers(10, 3) # 3025
sum_of_powers(10, 3, 5) # 2925

from math import pi

def rads_to_degrees(rad):
  return (rad * 180.0) / pi

rads_to_degrees(pi / 2) # 90.0

# List
lst = [1, 2, 3, 'Alice', 'Alice']

# One-Liner
indices = [i for i in range(len(lst)) if lst[i]=='Alice']

# Result
print(indices)
# [3, 4]