On Mar 8, 5:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am using a script with a single file containing all data in multiple
> sections. Each section begins with "#VS:CMD:command:START" and ends
> with "#VS:CMD:command:STOP". There is a blank line in between each
> section. I'm looking for the best way to grab one section at a time.
> Will I have to read the entire file to a string and parse it further
> or is it possible to grab the section directly when doing a read? I'm
> guessing regex is the best possible way. Any help is greatly
> appreciated.
Seems like something along these line will do:
_file_ = "filepart.txt"
begin_tag = '#VS:CMD:command:START'
end_tag = '#VS:CMD:command:STOP'
sections = []
new_section = []
for line in open(_file_):
line = line.strip()
if begin_tag in line:
new_section = []
elif end_tag in line:
sections.append(new_section)
else:
if line: new_section.append(line)
for s in sections: print s
If your want more control, perhaps flagging "inside_section",
"outside_section" is an idea.
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