py-regex-replace/src/py_regex_replace/main.py
2022-06-23 14:50:49 +02:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import argparse
import re
import sys
def main():
pattern, repl, string, count = parse_args()
# https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#re.MULTILINE
# re.MULTILINE
# When specified, the pattern character '^' matches at the beginning of the string
# and at the beginning of each line (immediately following each newline);
# and the pattern character '$' matches at the end of the string
# and at the end of each line (immediately preceding each newline).
# https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#re.findall
# Return all non-overlapping matches of pattern in string, as a list of strings or tuples.
# The string is scanned left-to-right, and matches are returned in the order found.
matches = re.findall(pattern, string, flags=re.MULTILINE)
if len(matches) != count:
print(f'[ERROR] Expected {count} matches of pattern in string, but got {len(matches)}.')
exit(1)
# https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#re.sub
# Return the string obtained by replacing the leftmost non-overlapping occurrences of `pattern`
# in `string` by the replacement `repl`.
string = re.sub(pattern, repl, string, flags=re.MULTILINE)
print(string, end='')
def parse_args():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='py-regex-replace')
parser.add_argument('--pattern', '-p',
help='regex search pattern',
required=True, type=str)
parser.add_argument('--repl', '-r',
help='replacement',
required=True, type=str)
parser.add_argument('--count', '-c',
help='expected count of pattern in string',
default=1, type=int)
args = parser.parse_args()
string = sys.stdin.read()
if len(string) == 0:
print('[WARNING] The given string is empty.', file=sys.stderr)
return args.pattern, args.repl, string, args.count
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()