recording data between [ and ]

[Simon Brunning]

On 4/21/05, rbt <rbt at athop1.ath.vt.edu> wrote:
> string.between(data,[,])

def between(data, start, end):
    return re.findall(re.escape(start) + r'([^]]*)'+ re.escape(end), data)
    
foo = '''stuff   [lsass.exe]
[System]  more stuff
xxxxx [firefox.exe] ......
'''

print between(foo, '[', ']')

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Cheers,
Simon B,
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