[Patches] [ python-Patches-438331 ] make ndiff.py into a library module

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Patches item #438331, was opened at 2001-07-03 12:59
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Category: demos and tools
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: David Goodger (goodger)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: make ndiff.py into a library module

Initial Comment:
Here's a patch to make ndiff.py's functionality 
generally available to Python programs. It should move 
from Tools/scripts/ to Lib/.

ndiff.py's functionality is very useful for making 
comparisons human-readable. I wanted to use it from my 
Python code (unittest's of generated XML), but 
unfortunately ndiff.py wasn't written that way. So I 
refactored out the lists-of-strings comparison code 
from fcompare() into lcompare(), and parameterized the 
formerly hard-coded IS_*_JUNK filters.

I'd like to see it further converted to return a diff 
string, rather than only spew to stdout. It's easy 
enough to capture stdout, but klugey. I will do the 
mods if they have a good-to-certain chance of making 
it in. (Please let me know.)

Also, give me the word and I will whip up some TeX 
docs if Tim doesn't have the time.

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