def get_format(format):
    """Get a format object.
    
    If format is a format object, return unchanged. If it is a string 
    matching one of the BaseFormat subclasses in the tui.formats module
    (case insensitive), return an instance of that class. Otherwise assume 
    it'a factory function for Formats (such as a class) so call and return,
    and raise ValueError on error.
    """
    if isinstance(format, BaseFormat):
        return format
    if isinstance(format, basestring):
        for name, formatclass in globals().items():
            if name.lower() == format.lower():
                if not issubclass(formatclass, BaseFormat):
                    raise ValueError('%s is not the name of a format class' % format)
                return formatclass()
    try:
        return format()
    except:
        raise ValueError('no such format')
def get_format(format):
    """Get a format object.
    
    If format is a format object, return unchanged. If it is a string 
    matching one of the BaseFormat subclasses in the tui.formats module
    (case insensitive), return an instance of that class. Otherwise assume 
    it'a factory function for Formats (such as a class) so call and return,
    and raise ValueError on error.
    """
    if isinstance(format, BaseFormat):
        return format
    if isinstance(format, basestring):
        for name, formatclass in globals().items():
            if name.lower() == format.lower():
                if not issubclass(formatclass, BaseFormat):
                    raise ValueError('%s is not the name of a format class' % format)
                return formatclass()
    try:
        return format()
    except:
        raise ValueError('no such format')
def get_format ( format ) : if isinstance ( format , BaseFormat ) : return format if isinstance ( format , basestring ) : for name , formatclass in globals ( ) . items ( ) : if name . lower ( ) == format . lower ( ) : if not issubclass ( formatclass , BaseFormat ) : raise ValueError ( '%s is not the name of a format class' % format ) return formatclass ( ) try : return format ( ) except : raise ValueError ( 'no such format' )
Get a format object.
    
    If format is a format object, return unchanged. If it is a string 
    matching one of the BaseFormat subclasses in the tui.formats module
    (case insensitive), return an instance of that class. Otherwise assume 
    it'a factory function for Formats (such as a class) so call and return,
    and raise ValueError on error.
Get a format object . If format is a format object return unchanged . If it is a string matching one of the BaseFormat subclasses in the tui . formats module ( case insensitive ) return an instance of that class . Otherwise assume it a factory function for Formats ( such as a class ) so call and return and raise ValueError on error .