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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1992-09-20 21:41:09 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1992-09-20 21:41:09 (GMT)
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New module regsub contains sub(), gsub() and split() as in nawk.
string.splitfields(s, '') now returns [s] as split() in nawk. Added _exit to exported functions of os.
Diffstat (limited to 'Lib')
-rw-r--r--Lib/os.py1
-rw-r--r--Lib/regsub.py147
-rw-r--r--Lib/string.py5
-rw-r--r--Lib/stringold.py5
4 files changed, 152 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/os.py b/Lib/os.py
index af0ce89..556268f 100644
--- a/Lib/os.py
+++ b/Lib/os.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
try:
from posix import *
+ from posix import _exit
name = 'posix'
curdir = '.'
pardir = '..'
diff --git a/Lib/regsub.py b/Lib/regsub.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7eb175b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/regsub.py
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+# Regular expression subroutines:
+# sub(pat, repl, str): replace first occurrence of pattern in string
+# gsub(pat, repl, str): replace all occurrences of pattern in string
+# split(str, pat): split string using pattern as delimiter
+
+
+import regex
+
+
+# Replace first occurrence of pattern pat in string str by replacement
+# repl. If the pattern isn't found, the string is returned unchanged.
+# The replacement may contain references \digit to subpatterns and
+# escaped backslashes. The pattern may be a string or an already
+# compiled pattern.
+
+def sub(pat, repl, str):
+ prog = compile(pat)
+ if prog.search(str) >= 0:
+ regs = prog.regs
+ a, b = regs[0]
+ str = str[:a] + expand(repl, regs, str) + str[b:]
+ return str
+
+
+# Replace all (non-overlapping) occurrences of pattern pat in string
+# str by replacement repl. The same rules as for sub() apply.
+# Empty matches for the pattern are replaced only when not adjacent to
+# a previous match, so e.g. gsub('', '-', 'abc') returns '-a-b-c-'.
+
+def gsub(pat, repl, str):
+ prog = compile(pat)
+ new = ''
+ start = 0
+ first = 1
+ while prog.search(str, start) >= 0:
+ regs = prog.regs
+ a, b = regs[0]
+ if a == b == start and not first:
+ if start >= len(str) or prog.search(str, start+1) < 0:
+ break
+ regs = prog.regs
+ a, b = regs[0]
+ new = new + str[start:a] + expand(repl, regs, str)
+ start = b
+ first = 0
+ new = new + str[start:]
+ return new
+
+
+# Split string str in fields separated by delimiters matching pattern
+# pat. Only non-empty matches for the pattern are considered, so e.g.
+# split('abc', '') returns ['abc'].
+
+def split(str, pat):
+ prog = compile(pat)
+ res = []
+ start = next = 0
+ while prog.search(str, next) >= 0:
+ regs = prog.regs
+ a, b = regs[0]
+ if a == b:
+ next = next + 1
+ if next >= len(str):
+ break
+ else:
+ res.append(str[start:a])
+ start = next = b
+ res.append(str[start:])
+ return res
+
+
+# Internal subroutines:
+# compile(pat): compile a pattern, caching already compiled patterns
+# expand(repl, regs, str): expand \digit escapes in replacement string
+
+
+# Manage a cache of compiled regular expressions.
+# If the pattern is a string a compiled version of it is returned.
+# If the pattern has been used before we return an already compiled
+# version from the cache; otherwise we compile it now and save the
+# compiled version in the cache.
+# Instead of a string, a compiled regular expression can also be
+# passed.
+# WARNING: if the pattern syntax is changed, the cache should be
+# flushed!
+
+cache = {}
+
+def compile(pat):
+ if type(pat) <> type(''):
+ return pat # Assume it is a compiled regex
+ if cache.has_key(pat):
+ prog = cache[pat] # Get it from the cache
+ else:
+ prog = cache[pat] = regex.compile(pat)
+ return prog
+
+
+# Expand \digit in the replacement.
+# Each occurrence of \digit is replaced by the substring of str
+# indicated by regs[digit]. To include a literal \ in the
+# replacement, double it; other \ escapes are left unchanged (i.e.
+# the \ and the following character are both copied).
+
+def expand(repl, regs, str):
+ if '\\' not in repl:
+ return repl
+ new = ''
+ i = 0
+ while i < len(repl):
+ c = repl[i]; i = i+1
+ if c <> '\\' or i >= len(repl):
+ new = new + c
+ else:
+ c = repl[i]; i = i+1
+ if '0' <= c <= '9':
+ a, b = regs[eval(c)]
+ new = new + str[a:b]
+ elif c == '\\':
+ new = new + c
+ else:
+ new = new + '\\' + c
+ return new
+
+
+# Test program, reads sequences "pat repl str" from stdin.
+# Optional argument specifies pattern used to split lines.
+
+def test():
+ import sys
+ if sys.argv[1:]:
+ delpat = sys.argv[1]
+ else:
+ delpat = '[ \t\n]+'
+ while 1:
+ if sys.stdin.isatty(): sys.stderr.write('--> ')
+ line = sys.stdin.readline()
+ if not line: break
+ if line[-1] == '\n': line = line[:-1]
+ fields = split(line, delpat)
+ if len(fields) <> 3:
+ print 'Sorry, not three fields'
+ print 'split:', `fields`
+ continue
+ [pat, repl, str] = split(line, delpat)
+ print 'sub :', `sub(pat, repl, str)`
+ print 'gsub:', `gsub(pat, repl, str)`
diff --git a/Lib/string.py b/Lib/string.py
index f358ac4..6386a95 100644
--- a/Lib/string.py
+++ b/Lib/string.py
@@ -63,13 +63,12 @@ def split(s):
# Split a list into fields separated by a given string
# NB: splitfields(s, ' ') is NOT the same as split(s)!
-# splitfields(s, '') is illegal
-splitfields_error = 'string.splitfields called with empty separator'
+# splitfields(s, '') returns [s] (in analogy with split() in nawk)
def splitfields(s, sep):
res = []
nsep = len(sep)
if nsep == 0:
- raise splitfields_error
+ return [s]
ns = len(s)
i = j = 0
while j+nsep <= ns:
diff --git a/Lib/stringold.py b/Lib/stringold.py
index f358ac4..6386a95 100644
--- a/Lib/stringold.py
+++ b/Lib/stringold.py
@@ -63,13 +63,12 @@ def split(s):
# Split a list into fields separated by a given string
# NB: splitfields(s, ' ') is NOT the same as split(s)!
-# splitfields(s, '') is illegal
-splitfields_error = 'string.splitfields called with empty separator'
+# splitfields(s, '') returns [s] (in analogy with split() in nawk)
def splitfields(s, sep):
res = []
nsep = len(sep)
if nsep == 0:
- raise splitfields_error
+ return [s]
ns = len(s)
i = j = 0
while j+nsep <= ns: