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+'''
+    Common functions
+'''
+from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
+import string
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+
+def badName(name):
+    '''Returns whether a name contains non-alphanumeric chars'''
+    return any([letter in string.punctuation for letter in name])
+
+
+def alphabetizeDict(dictionary):
+    '''Alphabetizes a dict into OrderedDict '''
+    return OrderedDict(sorted(dictionary.items(), key=lambda t: t[0]))
+
+
+def presetToString(dictionary):
+    '''Returns string repr of a preset'''
+    return repr(alphabetizeDict(dictionary))
+
+
+def presetFromString(string):
+    '''Turns a string repr of OrderedDict into a regular dict'''
+    return dict(eval(string))
+
+
+def appendUppercase(lst):
+    for form, i in zip(lst, range(len(lst))):
+        lst.append(form.upper())
+    return lst
+
+
+def hideCmdWin(func):
+    ''' Stops CMD window from appearing on Windows.
+        Adapted from here: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/409002/
+    '''
+    def decorator(commandList, **kwargs):
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+            startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
+            kwargs['startupinfo'] = startupinfo
+        return func(commandList, **kwargs)
+    return decorator
+
+
+@hideCmdWin
+def checkOutput(commandList, **kwargs):
+    return subprocess.check_output(commandList, **kwargs)
+
+
+@hideCmdWin
+def openPipe(commandList, **kwargs):
+    return subprocess.Popen(commandList, **kwargs)
+
+
+def disableWhenEncoding(func):
+    def decorator(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self.encoding:
+            return
+        else:
+            return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    return decorator
+
+
+def disableWhenOpeningProject(func):
+    def decorator(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self.core.openingProject:
+            return
+        else:
+            return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    return decorator
+
+
+def pickColor():
+    '''
+        Use color picker to get color input from the user,
+        and return this as an RGB string and QPushButton stylesheet.
+        In a subclass apply stylesheet to any color selection widgets
+    '''
+    dialog = QtWidgets.QColorDialog()
+    dialog.setOption(QtWidgets.QColorDialog.ShowAlphaChannel, True)
+    color = dialog.getColor()
+    if color.isValid():
+        RGBstring = '%s,%s,%s' % (
+            str(color.red()), str(color.green()), str(color.blue()))
+        btnStyle = "QPushButton{background-color: %s; outline: none;}" \
+            % color.name()
+        return RGBstring, btnStyle
+    else:
+        return None, None
+
+
+def rgbFromString(string):
+    '''Turns an RGB string like "255, 255, 255" into a tuple'''
+    try:
+        tup = tuple([int(i) for i in string.split(',')])
+        if len(tup) != 3:
+            raise ValueError
+        for i in tup:
+            if i > 255 or i < 0:
+                raise ValueError
+        return tup
+    except:
+        return (255, 255, 255)
+
+
+def formatTraceback(tb=None):
+    import traceback
+    if tb is None:
+        import sys
+        tb = sys.exc_info()[2]
+    return 'Traceback:\n%s' % "\n".join(traceback.format_tb(tb))