Regular Expression

[Pippo]

On Sunday, 12 April 2015 21:07:09 UTC-4, MRAB  wrote:
> On 2015-04-13 01:55, Pippo wrote:
> > On Sunday, 12 April 2015 20:46:19 UTC-4, Cameron Simpson  wrote:
> >> >> >> > >      constraint = re.compile(r'(#C\[\w*\]'))
> >> >> >> > >      result = constraint.search(content[j],re.MULTILINE)
> >> >> >> > >      text.append(result)
> >> >> >> > >      print(text)
> >> [...]
> >> >> >> result is empty! Although it should have a content.
> >> [...]
> >> >> > I fixed the syntax error but the result shows:
> >> >> > [None]
> >> >> > [None, None]
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> Note that "None" is not "empty", though in this case more or less means what
> >> you think.
> >>
> >> You're getting None because the regexp fails to match.
> >>
> >> >> Try printing each string you're trying to match using 'repr', i.e.:
> >> >>      print(repr(content[j]))
> >> >>
> >> >> Do any look like they should match?
> >> > print(repr(content[j])) gives me the following:
> >> >
> >> >[None]
> >> >'#D{#C[Health] #P[Information] - \n'
> >> [...]
> >> >shouldn't it match "#C[Health]" in the first row?
> >>
> >> It looks like it should, unless you have mangled your regular expression. You
> >> mentioned earlier that you fixed the syntax error, but you never actually
> >> recited the line after fixing it. Please cut/paste the _exact_ line where you
> >> compile the regexp as it is now.  Superficially I would expect your regexp to
> >> work, but we would like to see it as it current is.
> >>
> >> Also note that you can print the regexp's .pattern attribute:
> >>
> >>   print(constraint.pattern)
> >>
> >> as a check that what was compiled is what you intended to compile.
> >>
> >> >If not, what is the best way to fetch these items in an array?
> >>
> >> What you've got is ok. I would point out that as you're processing each line on
> >> its own you should not need "re.MULTILINE" in your .compile() call.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au>
> >>
> >> The upside of PHP is that it lets non-programmers create complex
> >> applications. The downside of PHP is that it lets non-programmers create
> >> complex applications. - Elliot Lee
> >
> > This is the complete code:
> >
> > import re
> > import tkinter.filedialog
> > import readfile
> >
> >
> >
> > j = 0
> >
> > text = []
> >
> >
> > #content = "#C[Health] #P[Information]"
> >
> > content = readfile.pattread()
> >
> > while j < len(content):
> >
> >      constraint = re.compile(r'(#C\[\w*\])')
> >      result = constraint.search(content[j])
> >      text.append(result)
> >      print(constraint.pattern)
> >      print(text)
> >      print(repr(content[j]))
> >      j = j+1
> >
> > This is the result I get:
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>]
> > '#D{#C[Health] #P[Information] - \n'
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>, None]
> > 'means any information, including #ST[genetic information], \n'
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>, None, None]
> > 'whether #C[oral | (recorded in (any form | medium))], that \n'
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>, None, None, None]
> > '(1)#C[Is created or received by] a \n'
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>, None, None, None, None]
> > '#A[health care provider | health plan | public health authority | employer | life insurer | school | university | or health care clearinghouse];  \n'
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>, None, None, None, None, None]
> > '(2)#C[Relates to] #C[the past, present, or future physical | mental health | condition of an individual] | \n'
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>, None, None, None, None, None, None]
> > '#C[the provision of health care to an individual] | \n'
> > (#C\[\w*\])
> > [<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10292ee40>, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]
> > '#C[the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual].}\n'
> >
> The search returns a match object. If you want the text that it found,
> use the match object's .group method.

If I add the print it gives me error:

import re
import tkinter.filedialog
import readfile



j = 0

text = []


content = readfile.pattread()

constraint = re.compile(r'(#C\[\w*\])')

while j < len(content):

    result = constraint.search(content[j])
    text.append(result)
    print(constraint.pattern)
    print(result.group(0))
    print(text)
    print(repr(content[j])) 
    j = j+1

(#C\[\w*\])
#C[Health]
[<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10215de40>]
'#D{#C[Health] #P[Information] - \n'
(#C\[\w*\])
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/sepidehghanavati/Desktop/Programs/python/Python3.3/Main Modules/testpattern.py", line 23, in <module>
    print(result.group(0))
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'