initial commit of the Python utility menu

template.py

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+# template.py
+
+# used for the examples.  these imports can be removed later
+import os
+import time
+
+class TEMPLATE:
+    def __init__(self, initial_temp_c=25.0):
+        # add self.[parameters] here and update method details
+        self.title = "Template Utility"
+        self.usage = """This template can be used to define the CLASS
+        that menu.py will use to generate the utility UI"""
+        
+        self.methods = [
+            {
+                "name": "os_info",
+                "title": "Print OS information",
+                "description": "Print basic information from the OS"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "add_one",
+                "title": "Number incrementer with error checking",
+                "description": "Add 1 to a number"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "divide_by_zero",
+                "title": "Divide anything by 0",
+                "description": "Returns the input divded by 0"
+            }
+        ]
+
+    def os_info(self, unused_input=""):
+        """Print OS information"""
+        return [
+            ["OS:", "Environment Variables:", "Local Time"],  # Header row
+            [f"{os.name}", f"{os.getenv('PATH')}", f"{time.localtime()}"]
+        ]
+
+    def add_one(self, input):
+        """Number incrementer with error checking!"""
+        try:
+            input_plus_one = float(input) + 1
+        except:
+            input_plus_one = "[red][bold]NAN[/bold][/red]"
+        return [
+            [f"{input} + 1"],  # Header row
+            [f"{input_plus_one}"]
+        ]
+
+    def divide_by_zero(self, input):
+        """Divide anything by 0"""
+        return [
+            [f"{input} / 0"],  # Header row
+            ["more than 255"]
+        ]
+        
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    obj = TEMPLATE()
+    # when not using menu.py, direct CLI calls can be handled here
+    obj.os_info()
+