Tim Arnold wrote: > "Fuzzyman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello all, > > > > I'm writing a module that takes user input as strings and (effectively) > > translates them to function calls with arguments and keyword > > arguments.to pass a list I use a sort of 'list constructor' - so the > > syntax looks a bit like : > > > > checkname(arg1, "arg 2", 'arg 3', keywarg="value", > > keywarg2='value2', default=list("val1", 'val2')) > > > > Worst case anyway :-) > > > > pyparsing is great, easy to configure and very powerful--I think it looks > like a great tool for your inputs. >
Thanks - I considered it. It's actually quite a small module (about 38k). I don't want to introduce a dependency on an external module. All the best, Fuzzyman http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml > http://pyparsing.sourceforge.net/ > > > --Tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
