Try this
code
=====
import re
p = re.compile(r'<SYSLIB>([^<]*)<')
s = open("file").read()
m = re.search(p, s)
if m: res = m.groups()[0]
res = res.lstrip("\n")
res = res.rstrip("\n")
print res
result:
=======
%python parser.py
Sys Data
Sys-Data
asdkData
Data
%
Thanks
Allan
"rh0dium" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi all,
>
> I have a file which I need to parse and I need to be able to break it
> down by sections. I know it's possible but I can't seem to figure this
> out.
>
> The sections are broken by <> with one or more keywords in the <>.
> What I want to do is to be able to pars a particular section of the
> file. So for example I need to be able to look at the SYSLIB section.
> Presumably the sections are
>
>
> <SYSLIB>
> Sys Data
> Sys-Data
> asdkData
> Data
> <LOGLVS>
> Data
> Data
> Data
> Data
> <SOME SECTION>
> Data
> Data
> Data
> Data
> <NETLIST>
> Data
> Data
> Data
> Data
> <NET>
>
> So if I wanted to break them down..
>
> Sections are broken down by this..
>
> secH=pyparsing.LineStart() + pyparsing.Suppress(
> pyparsing.Literal("<")) +
> pyparsing.OneOrMore(pyparsing.Word(pyparsing.alphanums)) +
> pyparsing.Suppress( pyparsing.Literal(">"))
>
> But how do I say that <SECTIONn> stops at the start of the next
> <SECTIONm>?
>
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