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from coalib.parsing.StringProcessing import InBetweenMatch |
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from coalib.parsing.StringProcessing.Filters import limit, trim_empty_matches |
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def search_for(pattern, string, flags=0, max_match=0, use_regex=False): |
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Searches for a given pattern in a string. |
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:param pattern: A pattern that defines what to match. |
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:param string: The string to search in. |
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:param flags: Additional flags to pass to the regex processor. |
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:param max_match: Defines the maximum number of matches to perform. If 0 or |
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less is provided, the number of splits is not limited. |
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:param use_regex: Specifies whether to treat the pattern as a regex or |
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simple string. |
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:return: An iterator returning MatchObject's. |
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pattern = re.escape(pattern) |
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return limit(re.finditer(pattern, string, flags), max_match) |
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def unescaped_search_for(pattern, |
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:param pattern: A pattern that defines what to match unescaped. |
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:param string: The string to search in. |
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:param flags: Additional flags to pass to the regex processor. |
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:param max_match: Defines the maximum number of matches to perform. If 0 or |
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:param use_regex: Specifies whether to treat the pattern as a regex or |
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:return: An iterator returning MatchObject's. |
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_iter = limit( |
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filter(lambda match: not position_is_escaped(string, match.start()), |
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search_for(pattern, string, flags, 0, use_regex)), |
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max_match) |
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for elem in _iter: |
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yield elem |
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def _split(string, |
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max_split, |
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remove_empty_matches, |
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""" |
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Splits a string using a given matching-function that matches the separator. |
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This function implements general features needed from the split functions |
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in this module (the max-split and remove-empty-matches features). |
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:param string: The string where to split. |
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:param max_split: Defines the maximum number of splits. If 0 or |
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:param remove_empty_matches: Defines whether empty entries should |
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:param matching_function: The matching function. It must return |
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split-separator. |
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:param args: Positional arguments to invoke the |
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:param kwargs: Key-value arguments to invoke the |
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for match in matching_function(*args, **kwargs): |
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split_string = string[last_end_pos : match.start()] |
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def split(pattern, |
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for match in re.finditer(regex, string, re.DOTALL): |
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if nesting_level == 0: |
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left_match = match |
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nesting_level += 1 |
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# The second group matched. This is the only alternative if group 1 |
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# didn't, otherwise no match would be performed. No need to compile |
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# the begin and end sequences to get the number of capturing groups |
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# in them. |
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if nesting_level > 0: |
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if nesting_level == 0 and left_match != None: |
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yield InBetweenMatch.from_values( |
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left_match.group(), |
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left_match.start(), |
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string[left_match.end() : match.start()], |
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428
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left_match.end(), |
|
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match.group(), |
|
430
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match.start()) |
|
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left_match = None |
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435
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def nested_search_in_between(begin, |
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436
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end, |
|
437
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string, |
|
438
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|
|
max_matches=0, |
|
439
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|
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remove_empty_matches=False, |
|
440
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|
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use_regex=False): |
|
441
|
|
|
""" |
|
442
|
|
|
Searches for a string enclosed between a specified begin- and end-sequence. |
|
443
|
|
|
Also enclosed \n are put into the result. Doesn't handle escape sequences, |
|
444
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|
|
but supports nesting. |
|
445
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|
446
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|
|
Nested sequences are ignored during the match. Means you get only the first |
|
447
|
|
|
nesting level returned. If you want to acquire more levels, just reinvoke |
|
448
|
|
|
this function again on the return value. |
|
449
|
|
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|
|
450
|
|
|
Using the same begin- and end-sequence won't match anything. |
|
451
|
|
|
|
|
452
|
|
|
:param begin: A pattern that defines where to start |
|
453
|
|
|
matching. |
|
454
|
|
|
:param end: A pattern that defines where to end matching. |
|
455
|
|
|
:param string: The string where to search in. |
|
456
|
|
|
:param max_matches Defines the maximum number of matches. If 0 or |
|
457
|
|
|
less is provided, the number of splits is not |
|
458
|
|
|
limited. |
|
459
|
|
|
:param remove_empty_matches: Defines whether empty entries should |
|
460
|
|
|
be removed from the result. An entry is |
|
461
|
|
|
considered empty if no inner match was |
|
462
|
|
|
performed (regardless of matched start and |
|
463
|
|
|
end patterns). |
|
464
|
|
|
:param use_regex: Specifies whether to treat the begin and end |
|
465
|
|
|
patterns as regexes or simple strings. |
|
466
|
|
|
:return: An iterator returning the matched strings. |
|
467
|
|
|
""" |
|
468
|
|
|
|
|
469
|
|
|
if not use_regex: |
|
470
|
|
|
begin = re.escape(begin) |
|
471
|
|
|
end = re.escape(end) |
|
472
|
|
|
|
|
473
|
|
|
strings = _nested_search_in_between(begin, end, string) |
|
474
|
|
|
|
|
475
|
|
|
if remove_empty_matches: |
|
476
|
|
|
strings = filter(lambda x: str(x.inside) != "", strings) |
|
477
|
|
|
|
|
478
|
|
|
return limit(strings, max_matches) |
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479
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