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#  Helper functions/classes useful for implementing various template interfaces.
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#  Written by: David C. Morrill
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#  Date: 07/29/2007
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#  (c) Copyright 2007 by Enthought, Inc.
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#  Returns a properly joined path name:
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def path_for ( *names ):
    """ Returns a properly joined path name (i.e. the elements of the name are
        separated by '.').
    """
    return '.'.join( [ name for name in names if name != '' ] )
    
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#  Parses a possible compound data context name:
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def parse_name ( name ):
    """ Parses a possible compound data context name.
    """
    return name.split( '.' )