Python regex

[Adonis Vargas]

Andrew Rekdal < wrote:
> I hope posting is ok here for this question...
> 
> I am attempting to extract the text from a CSS comment using 're' such as...
> 
> string = "/* CSS comment /*"
> exp = "[^(/*)].*[^(*/)] "
> 
> p = re.compile(exp)
> q = p.search(string)
> r = q.group()
> 
> print r
> 
>>> CSS comment
> 
> although this works to a degree... I know the within the brackets everything 
> is taken literally so the pattern
> I am to negating is "(/*)". ie. includes the parenthesis.
> 
> So my question is...
> 
> Is there a way to negate a pattern that is more than on character long? eg. 
> where rather than saying if forward slash OR astrisk appear..negate.
> 
> I would be saying if parenthesis AND asterisk appear in this order... negate
> 
> 
> -- Andrew
> 
> 

Have you looked into this library:

http://cthedot.de/cssutils/

May help you, if you are trying to achieve something. If your doing it 
as an exercise then I can not help you, I avoid regex like the plague 
(but thats just me).

Hope this helps.

Adonis Vargas