newbe question about removing items from one file to another file

[Eric_Dexter at msn.com]

Simon Forman wrote:
> Eric_Dexter at msn.com wrote:
> > Anthra Norell wrote:
> > > Dexter,
> > >
> > > I looked at the format specification. It contains an example:
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > <CsoundSynthesizer>;
> > >   ; test.csd - a Csound structured data file
> > >
> > > <CsOptions>
> > >   -W -d -o tone.wav
> > > </CsOptions>
> > >
> > > <CsVersion>    ;optional section
> > >   Before 4.10  ;these two statements check for
> > >   After 4.08   ;   Csound version 4.09
> > > </CsVersion>
> > >
> > > <CsInstruments>
> > >   ; originally tone.orc
> > >   sr = 44100
> > >   kr = 4410
> > >   ksmps = 10
> > >   nchnls = 1
> > >   instr   1
> > >       a1 oscil p4, p5, 1 ; simple oscillator
> > >          out a1
> > >     endin
> > > </CsInstruments>
> > >
> > > <CsScore>
> > >   ; originally tone.sco
> > >   f1 0 8192 10 1
> > >   i1 0 1 20000 1000 ;play one second of one kHz tone
> > >   e
> > > </CsScore>
> > >
> > > </CsoundSynthesizer>
> > >
> > > -------------------------------------
> > >
> > > If I understand correctly you want to write the instruments block to a file (from <CsInstruments> to </CsInstruments>)? Right? Or
> > > each block to its own file in case there are several?. You want your code to generate the file names? Can you confirm this or
> > > explain it differently?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Frederic
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <Eric_Dexter at msn.com>
> > > Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
> > > To: <python-list at python.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 10:48 AM
> > > Subject: Re: newbe question about removing items from one file to another file
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Anthra Norell wrote:
> > > > > Eric,
> > > > >    Having played around with problems of this kind for quite some time I find them challenging even if I don't really have time
> > > to
> > > > > get sidetracked. Your description of the problem makes it all the more challenging, because its 'expressionist' quality adds the
> > > > > challenge of guessing what you mean.
> > > > >    I'd like to take a look at your data, if you would post a segment on which to operate, the same data the way it should look
> > > in
> > > > > the end. In most cases this is pretty self-explanatory. Explain the points that might not be obvious to a reader who knows
> > > nothing
> > > > > about your mission.
> > > > >
> > > > > Frederic
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: <Eric_Dexter at msn.com>
> > > > > Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
> > > > > To: <python-list at python.org>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 11:35 PM
> > > > > Subject: newbe question about removing items from one file to another file
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > def simplecsdtoorc(filename):
> > > > > >     file = open(filename,"r")
> > > > > >     alllines = file.read_until("</CsInstruments>")
> > > > > >     pattern1 = re.compile("</")
> > > > > >     orcfilename = filename[-3:] + "orc"
> > > > > >     for line in alllines:
> > > > > >         if not pattern1
> > > > > >              print >>orcfilename, line
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am pretty sure my code isn't close to what I want.  I need to be able
> > > > > > to skip html like commands from <defined> to <undefined> and to key on
> > > > > > another word in adition to </CsInstruments> to end the routine
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I was also looking at se 2.2 beta but didn't see any easy way to use it
> > > > > > for this or for that matter search and replace where I could just add
> > > > > > it as a menu item and not worry about it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks for any help in advance
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
> > > >
> > > > sorry about that this is a link to a discription of the format
> > > > http://kevindumpscore.com/docs/csound-manual/commandunifile.html
> > > > It is possible to have more than one instr defined in an .csd file so I
> > > > would need to look for that string also if I want to seperate the
> > > > instruments out.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.dexrow.com
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
> >
> > I need to take it between the blocks only I also need to make sure I
> > only take one instrument
> > defined in this example with the code instr   1 I also need the code
> >
> > <CsInstruments>
> > >   ; originally tone.orc
> > >   sr = 44100
> > >   kr = 4410
> > >   ksmps = 10
> > >   nchnls = 1
> >
> > regardless of what instrument I take.  The function would have to
> > except the instrument number as an argument
> >
> > http://www.dexrow.com
>
> Using BeautifulSoup and the interactive interpreter, I figured out the
> following script in about 15 minutes:
>
> # s is a string containing the example file from above.
>
> from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulStoneSoup
>
> soup = BeautifulStoneSoup(s)
> csin = soup.contents[0].contents[5]
> lines = csin.string.splitlines()
>
> print csin.string
>
> It prints:
>
>   ; originally tone.orc
>   sr = 44100
>   kr = 4410
>   ksmps = 10
>   nchnls = 1
>   instr   1
>       a1 oscil p4, p5, 1 ; simple oscillator
>          out a1
>     endin
>
>
> and of course you could say "lines = csin.string.splitlines()" to get a
> list of the lines.  That doesn't take you all the way, but it's
> something.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Peace,
> ~Simon

I seem to be having problems getting the code to work..  Seems to crash
my whole project, I don't know if I am missing an import file or what
(I had to go back to an older version on my hd..  I have uploaded what
I have on to sourceforge

https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=156455&package_id=201306&release_id=444362
http://www.dexrow.com

thanks for the help