sscanf ?

[Bruce Edge]

Is there an equivalent function in python?
I know about all the regex stuff, but I have the format string that was
used to generate a string, which I'd like to use to decompose it back
into it's source data:

fmtstr = "%02d.%02d"

str = fmtstr % ( x, y )

# Now get x any y back using only str and fmtstr:

(x, y ) = ?


I suppose I could write something to convert printf style format strings
into regexp format, but it seems like there's gotta be an easier way.


TIA, Bruce.