Noob script needs some input: CVS PatchMaker

[Holger]

John Machin wrote:
> > Any feedback on what would be "the pythonic way" to do this would be
> > much appreciated!
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> IMHO that flight of geese heading equatorwards for winter is not Xic for
> any language X. Compare with:

He he, good point.

> 2nd comment: Make a habit of NOT using the names of built-ins like
> "file" for your own names. Pretend they are reserved words. Doesn't
> matter in this case, but will save you grief some day soon.
>

Agree.

> 3rd comment: Read the section in the re manual that explains the
> difference between search and match. Searching for "^foo" will give the
> same results as using match() with "foo" or the redundantly anchored
> "^foo". However some regex engines when presented with

Good point.

> 4th comment: what you have called "regx" is a match object. "mobj" might
> be a better choice. The term "regex" is applied to a pattern, or
> sometimes to the compiled re object.
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> HTH,
> John

Thank you for taking the time :-)
All points are noted.

Holger,