def pattern(self, format):
"""Return regex pattern for the format string.
Need to make sure that any characters that might be interpreted as
regex syntax are escaped.
"""
processed_format = ''
# The sub() call escapes all characters that might be misconstrued
# as regex syntax. Cannot use re.escape since we have to deal with
# format directives (%m, etc.).
regex_chars = re_compile(r"([\\.^$*+?\(\){}\[\]|])")
format = regex_chars.sub(r"\\\1", format)
whitespace_replacement = re_compile('\s+')
format = whitespace_replacement.sub('\s+', format)
while '%' in format:
directive_index = format.index('%') + 1
processed_format = "%s%s%s" % (processed_format,
format[:directive_index - 1],
self[format[directive_index]])
format = format[directive_index + 1:]
return "%s%s" % (processed_format, format)
def pattern(self, format):
"""Return regex pattern for the format string.
Need to make sure that any characters that might be interpreted as
regex syntax are escaped.
"""
processed_format = ''
# The sub() call escapes all characters that might be misconstrued
# as regex syntax. Cannot use re.escape since we have to deal with
# format directives (%m, etc.).
regex_chars = re_compile(r"([\\.^$*+?\(\){}\[\]|])")
format = regex_chars.sub(r"\\\1", format)
whitespace_replacement = re_compile('\s+')
format = whitespace_replacement.sub('\s+', format)
while '%' in format:
directive_index = format.index('%')+1
processed_format = "%s%s%s" % (processed_format,
format[:directive_index-1],
self[format[directive_index]])
format = format[directive_index+1:]
return "%s%s" % (processed_format, format)
def compile(self, format):
"""Return a compiled re object for the format string."""
return re_compile(self.pattern(format), IGNORECASE)
def compile(self, format):
"""Return a compiled re object for the format string."""
return re_compile(self.pattern(format), IGNORECASE)
