"""editstring.py -- an edit() module for small strings"""

import EasyDialogs
from types import *

def canedit(data):
	"Returns 6 if the data is a string less than 255 characters."
	
	if type(data) == StringType and len(data) < 255: return 6
	return 0

def edit(data, returndata=1):
	if not returndata:
		print "WARNING: editing immutable type and not returning value."
	entry = EasyDialogs.AskString("String:", default=data)
	if entry: return entry
	return data