# closes
def cls( self):
    self.flush( )
    self.stream.close()

# Переименовать  метод cls -> close
# Отсутствует docsting
# pep8: def cls(self):
#       self.flush()


# flushes
def flush(self):
    """Flush data to the associated stream."""
    if self.changed:
        self.header.setCurrentDate()
        self.header.write(self.stream)
        self.stream.flush()
        self._changed = False

# self.changed:  в коде self._changed - должен быть геттер для связи


def index_OfFieldName(self, name):
    """Index of field named ``name``."""
    # FIXME: move this to header class
    return self.header.fields.index(name)

# Нет проверки на тип и наличие имени в списке - будет выдано исключение


# creates a new record
def new_rcrd(self ):
    """Return new record, which belong to this table."""
    return self.Recordclass(self)

# Переименовать  метод new_rcrd -> new_record
# pep8: def new_rcrd(self):
# self.Recordclass - где объявление?


# appends
def append(self, record):
    """Append ``record`` to the database."""
    record.index = self.header.recordCount
    record._write()
    self.header.recordCount+=1
    self._changed =True
    self._new = False

# рер8: self._changed = True
#       self.header.recordCount += 1


# adds field
def add_fld(self, *defs):
    """Add field definitions.
    For more information see `header.DbfHeader.addField`.
    """
    if self._new:
        self.header.addField(*defs)
    else:
        raise TypeError("At least one record was added, "
            "structure can't be changed")

# Переименовать метод add_fld -> add_field


def _validate_Index(self, allowUndefined=True,checkRange=False):
    """Valid ``self.index`` value.
    If ``allowUndefined`` argument is True functions does nothing
    in case of ``self.index`` pointing to None object.
    """
    if self.index is None:
        if not allowUndefined:
            raise ValueError("Index is undefined")
    elif self.index <0:
        raise ValueError("Index can't be negative (%s)" % self.index)
    elif checkRange and self.index <= self.dbf.header.recordCount:
        raise ValueError("There are only %d records in the DBF" %
            self.dbf.header.recordCount)

# pep8:
#    def _validate_Index(self, allowUndefined=True, checkRange=False)
#    elif self.index < 0: