[Tutor] Python Grammer

[Alan Gauld]

"Eric Walker" <sli1que at yahoo.com> wrote

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> I have some text that I have to parse. I want to use grammers.
> I can't seem to understand how the syntax works.
> something like:
> hello :=<some regex >

OK, Thats somethjing called Backaus Naur Format (or BNF),
try Googling for it - or Wikipedia - and you will get lots of 
examples.
It's a format for defining grammars (such as programming languages.)
ISTR it was invented to describe Algol which was the great grand-daddy
of C/C++/Java etc.

HTH,

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Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
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