How do I find possible matches using regular expression?

[Andy]

This works well as a checking strategy, but what I want is a suggesting
list...

Maybe what I want is not practical at all?

Thanks anyway Peter.

Andy Wu


Andy Œ‘µÀ£º

> The seems good to me, I'll try it out, thanks for the posting.
>
>
> "Peter Otten дµÀ£º
> "
> > Andy wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to do some predicting work over user input, here's my
> > > question:
> > >
> > > for pattern r'match me', the string 'no' will definitely fail to match,
> > > but 'ma' still has a chance if user keep on inputting characters after
> > > 'ma', so how do I mark 'ma' as a possible match string?
> >
> > The following may or may not work in the real world:
> >
> > import re
> >
> > def parts(regex, flags=0):
> >     candidates = []
> >     for stop in reversed(range(1, len(regex)+1)):
> >         partial = regex[:stop]
> >         try:
> >             r = re.compile(partial + "$", flags)
> >         except re.error:
> >             pass
> >         else:
> >             candidates.append(r)
> >     candidates.reverse()
> >     return candidates
> >
> > if __name__ == "__main__":
> >     candidates = parts(r"[a-z]+\s*=\s*\d+", re.IGNORECASE)
> >     def check(*args):
> >         s = var.get()
> >         for c in candidates:
> >             m = c.match(s)
> >             if m:
> >                 entry.configure(foreground="#008000")
> >                 break
> >         else:
> >             entry.configure(foreground="red")
> >
> >
> >     import Tkinter as tk
> >     root = tk.Tk()
> >     var = tk.StringVar()
> >     var.trace_variable("w", check)
> >     entry = tk.Entry(textvariable=var)
> >     entry.pack()
> >     root.mainloop()
> >
> > The example lets you write an assignment of a numerical value, e. g
> >
> > meaning = 42
> >
> > and colours the text in green or red for legal/illegal entries.
> > 
> > Peter