Can Python fix vcard files?

[Dotan Cohen]

2008/10/14  <skip at pobox.com>:
>
>    Dotan> Can Python go through a directory of files and replace each
>    Dotan> instance of "newline-space" with nothing?
>
> Sure.  Something like (*completely* untested, so caveat emptor):
>
>    import glob
>    import os
>
>    for f in glob.glob('*.vcf'):
>        # corrupt data
>        uncooked = open(f, 'rb').read()
>        # fix it
>        cooked = uncooked.replace('\n ', '')
>        # backup original file for safety
>        os.rename(f, '%s.orig' % f)
>        # and save it
>        open(f, 'wb').write(cooked)
>

The regex seems to be catching more than I would expect it to:

hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~/test$ cat test.vcf
BEGIN:VCARD
FN:First Last
N:Last;First;;;
NOTE;CHARSET=UTF-8;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:First Line.\nThe Second Line i
 s long so that it will wrap. Long\, long\, and wrapping!=\n\nThird Line.\n
UID:frh74xvYZ9
VERSION:2.1
END:VCARD

BEGIN:VCARD
FN;CHARSET=UTF-8;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=D7=90=D7=90=D7=A4=D7=A8=D7=98=D
 7=99 =D7=9E=D7=A9=D7=A4=D7=97=D7=94
N;CHARSET=UTF-8;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=D7=9E=D7=A9=D7=A4=D7=97=D7=94;=D
 7=90=D7=90=D7=A4=D7=A8=D7=98=D7=99;;;
NOTE;CHARSET=UTF-8;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=D7=A9=D7=95=D7=A8=D7=94 =D7=A
 8=D7=90=D7=A9=D7=95=D7=A0=D7=94.\n=D7=A9=D7=95=D7=A8=D7=94 =D7=A9=D7=A0=D7=
 99=D7=94 =D7=94=D7=99=D7=90 =D7=\n=90=D7=A8=D7=95=D7=9B=D7=94\, =D7=9B=D7=9
 3=D7=99 =D7=A9=D7=A0=D7=A8=D7=90=\n =D7=90=D7=95=D7=AA=D7=94 =D7=92=D7=95=D
 7=9C=D7=A9=D7=AA. =D7=90=D7=A8=D7=\n=95=D7=9B=D7=94\, =D7=90=D7=A8=D7=95=D7
 =9B=D7=94\, =D7=95=D7=92=D7=95=D7=9C=\n=D7=A9=D7=AA!\n=D7=A9=D7=95=D7=A8=D7
 =94 =D7=A9=D7=9C=D7=99=D7=A9=D7=99=D7=AA.\n
UID:KqbQKbfBaF
VERSION:2.1
END:VCARD

hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~/test$ python ./fix.py
hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~/test$ cat test.vcf
BEGIN:VCARD
FN:First Last
N:Last;First;;;
s long so that it will wrap. Long\, long\, and wrapping!=\n\nThird Line.\ni
UID:frh74xvYZ9
VERSION:2.1
END:VCARD

BEGIN:VCARD
7=99 =D7=9E=D7=A9=D7=A4=D7=97=D7=94INTABLE:=D7=90=D7=90=D7=A4=D7=A8=D7=98=D
7=90=D7=90=D7=A4=D7=A8=D7=98=D7=99;;;ABLE:=D7=9E=D7=A9=D7=A4=D7=97=D7=94;=D
=94 =D7=A9=D7=9C=D7=99=D7=A9=D7=99=D7=AA.\nA9=D7=AA!\n=D7=A9=D7=95=D7=A8=D7
UID:KqbQKbfBaF
VERSION:2.1
END:VCARD

hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~/test$


Why is that? I tried to fix it, but I do not even see what is wrong to
fix! It looks god to me.

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Dotan Cohen

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