Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: zanon
Version: 0.2.1
Summary: A module for z-anonymity
Home-page: https://github.com/marty90/zeta-anonymity
Author: SmartData@PoliTO
Author-email: s251325@studenti.polito.it
License: UNKNOWN
Description: # zanon
        
        A module to anonymize data streams with zero-delay called z-anonymity.
        
        When instantiating the *zanon* object, the constructor receives a value in seconds for **Delta_t** and a value for **z**.
        
        The *anonymize()* method accepts a string in the form of a triple **(t,u,a)** meaning that at time **t** a user **u** exposes an attribute **a**.
        
        If the triple exposes an attribute that has not been exposed by at least other **z - 1** users in the past **Delta_t**, the triple is simply ignored. Otherwise, the triple is printed in the file 'output.txt'.
        
        The algorithm can handle generalization when providing the attribute with a hierarchy using \* as separator (*max_generalization\*...\*min_generalization\*attribute*).
        Whenever releasing the attribute is not possible, the algorithm will look for the most specific generalization exposed by at least other **z - 1** users in the past **Delta_t**. If none is found, nothing is print out.
        
        ### other methods
        
        *evaluate_output()* and *evaluate_category(int z)* offer informations about how the algorithm performed.
        
        *duration()* print the range of time covered.
        
        ## example of usage
        ```python
        from zanonymity import zanon
        
        file_in = "trace.txt"
        deltat = 3600 #in seconds
        z = 20
        
        z = zanon.zanon(deltat,z)
        
        for line in open(file_in, 'r'):
        	z.anonymize(line)
        
        z.duration()
        z.evaluate_output()
        z.evaluate_category(zeta)
        ```
        
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Requires-Python: >=3.6
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