Python feedback replacement not working as expected
There are two named groups in my template: myFlag and id , I want to add another myFlag just before the group id .
Here is my current code:
# i'm using Python 3.4.2
import re
import os
contents = b'''
xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
: customized_dlg((UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
, m_pReaderApp(pApp)
, m_info(pApp)
{
}
'''
pattern = rb'(?P<myFlag>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)::(?P=myFlag).+:.+(?P<id>\(UINT\)0 *,)'
res = re.search(pattern, contents, re.DOTALL)
if None != res:
print(res.groups()) # the output is (b'xdlg', b'(UINT)0,')
# 'replPattern' becomes b'(?P<myFlag>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)::(?P=myFlag).+:.+((?P=myFlag)\\(UINT\\)0 *,)'
replPattern = pattern.replace(b'?P<id>', b'(?P=myFlag)', re.DOTALL)
print(replPattern)
contents = re.sub(pattern, replPattern, contents)
print(contents)
Expected results:
xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
: customized_dlg(xdlg(UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
, m_pReaderApp(pApp)
, m_info(pApp)
{
}
but now the result is the same as the original:
xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
: customized_dlg((UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
, m_pReaderApp(pApp)
, m_info(pApp)
{
}
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1 answer
The problem lies in the syntax of the template - especially at the end:
0 *,)
It doesn't make any sense ... the fix seems to solve most of the problems, although I would recommend deflating DOTALL
and instead MULTILINE
:
p = re.compile(ur'([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)::\1(.*\n\W+:.*)(\(UINT\)0,.*)', re.MULTILINE)
sub = u"\\1::\\1\\2\\1\\3"
result = re.sub(p, sub, s)
print(result)
Result:
xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
: customized_dlg(xdlg(UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
, m_pReaderApp(pApp)
, m_info(pApp)
{
}
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