1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/swiftclient/utils.py b/swiftclient/utils.py
index 33d89a5..a038dcc 100644
--- a/swiftclient/utils.py
+++ b/swiftclient/utils.py
@@ -25,3 +25,33 @@ def config_true_value(value):
     """
     return value is True or \
         (isinstance(value, basestring) and value.lower() in TRUE_VALUES)
+
+
+def prt_bytes(bytes, human_flag):
+    """
+    convert a number > 1024 to printable format, either in 4 char -h format as
+    with ls -lh or return as 12 char right justified string
+    """
+
+    if human_flag:
+        suffix = ''
+        mods = list('KMGTPEZY')
+        temp = float(bytes)
+        if temp > 0:
+            while (temp > 1023):
+                try:
+                    suffix = mods.pop(0)
+                except IndexError:
+                    break
+                temp /= 1024.0
+            if suffix != '':
+                if temp >= 10:
+                    bytes = '%3d%s' % (temp, suffix)
+                else:
+                    bytes = '%.1f%s' % (temp, suffix)
+        if suffix == '':    # must be < 1024
+            bytes = '%4s' % bytes
+    else:
+        bytes = '%12s' % bytes
+
+    return(bytes)