:py:mod:`sovabids.misc`
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.. py:module:: sovabids.misc

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   Module with misc utilities for sovabids.



Module Contents
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Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   sovabids.misc.flat_paren_counter
   sovabids.misc.get_num_digits



.. py:function:: flat_paren_counter(string)

   Count the number of non-nested balanced parentheses in the string. If parenthesis is not balanced then return -1.

   :param string: The string we will inspect for balanced parentheses.
   :type string: str

   :returns: The number of non-nested balanced parentheses or -1 if the string has unbalanced parentheses.
   :rtype: int


.. py:function:: get_num_digits(N)

   Return the number of digits of the given number N.

   :param N: The number we want to apply the function to.
   :type N: int

   :returns: The numbers of digits needed to represent the number N.
   :rtype: int