root/gaphor/tags/gaphor-0.12.1/utils/format.py

import re

pattern = r'([A-Z])'
sub = r'_\1'

def camelCase_to_underscore(str):
    """
    >>> camelCase_to_underscore('camelcase')
    'camelcase'
    >>> camelCase_to_underscore('camelCase')
    'camel_case'
    >>> camelCase_to_underscore('camelCamelCase')
    'camel_camel_case'
    """
    return re.sub(pattern, sub, str).lower()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import doctest
    doctest.testmod()