>> I have this string on a field
>> CN=pointhairedpeoplethatsux,OU=Groups,OU=Hatepeople,OU=HR,DC=fabrika,DC=com;CN=pointhairedboss,OU=Groups,OU=Hatepeople,OU=HR,DC=fabrika,DC=com
>> this string is all the groups one user has membership.
>> So what I am trying to do.
>> read this string
>> and extract only the CNs
>>
>> like
>>
>> pointhairdepeoplethatsux,pointhairedboss
>
> >>> s =
> "CN=pointhairedpeoplethatsux,OU=Groups,OU=Hatepeople,OU=HR,DC=fabrika,DC=com;CN=pointhairedboss,OU=Groups,OU=Hatepeople,OU=HR,DC=fabrika,DC=com"
Or, if you're a regexp junkie...
>>> import re
>>> r = re.compile('CN=([^;,]*)')
>>> r.findall(s)
['pointhairedpeoplethatsux', 'pointhairedboss']
I'll leave timing comparisons as an exercise to the reader... ;)
Both of these solutions make the assumption that neither a comma
nor a semicolon are permissible in a CN.
-tkc
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