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"""A library of basic utility Python functions
"""
import arrow
import glob
import os
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def findnamelist(namelist, year, month, day,
pathname = '/results/SalishSea/nowcast-green'):
"""Find the most recent namelist from a results file.
arg str namelist: name of the namelist you are looking for
arg int year: year
arg int month: month
arg int day: day
arg int pathname: pathname to the results directory
"""
myday = arrow.get(year, month, day)
pathname = '/results/SalishSea/nowcast-green'
directory = myday.format('DDMMMYY').lower()
mynamelist = glob.glob(os.path.join(pathname, directory, namelist))
while not mynamelist:
myday = myday.shift(days=-1)
directory = myday.format('DDMMMYY').lower()
mynamelist = glob.glob(os.path.join(pathname, directory, namelist))
return mynamelist[0]