Pattern-match & Replace - help required

[AT]

On Wednesday, 19 December 2012 15:51:22 UTC+5, Steven D'Aprano  wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:42:26 -0800, AT wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > I am new to python and web2py framework. Need urgent help to match a
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> > pattern in an string and replace the matched text.
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> > I've this string (basically an sql statement): 
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> > stmnt = 'SELECT taxpayer.id,
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> >          taxpayer.enc_name,
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> >          taxpayer.age,
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> >          taxpayer.occupation
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> >          FROM taxpayer WHERE (taxpayer.id IS NOT NULL);'
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> > 
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> > The requirement is to replace it with this one: 
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> > r_stmnt = 'SELECT taxpayer.id,
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> >            decrypt(taxpayer.enc_name),
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> >            taxpayer.age,
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> >            taxpayer.occupation
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> >            FROM taxpayer WHERE (taxpayer.id IS NOT NULL);'
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> > 
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> > Can somebody please help?
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> Can you do this?
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> stmnt = r_stmnt
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> That should do what you are asking.
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> If that doesn't solve your problem, you will need to explain your problem 
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> in more detail.
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> -- 
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> Steven


I just wanted to change taxpayer.enc_name in stmnt to decrypt(taxpayer.enc_name)

hope it clarifies?

thanks