[Tutor] python regex help

[Mark Tolonen]

"Arun Tomar" <tomar.arun at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1222625995.19482.27.camel at arun-laptop.solution.internal...
> On Sun, 2008-09-28 at 17:26 +0100, Alan Gauld wrote:
>> "Arun Tomar" <tomar.arun at gmail.com> wrote
>>
>> > I've been using shell scripting & using sed & pipes i've solved it,
>> > but with python, i need to practice more ;).
> ok, i got it.
> here is the code that needs to be included after code in the last mail ;)
>
> sub1 = "(-.*)|(Tel:)|\(M\)|\(R\)"
> new_reg = re.compile(sub1)
> for n in range(len(new_array)):
>    mod_array.append(new_reg.sub('',new_array[n]))

Given your original data, this should work:

---------------------cut--------------------------------
data = '''\
Contact Candidate
Jyoti Soni - 0 Year(s) 0 Month(s)
MCA

Keyskills:
C , C + + , Java , JSP , Oracle , S / W Testing

B.Sc Pt.Ravishanker University,Raipur
MCA Pt.Ravishanker University,Raipur




Currently in: Pune
CTC(p.a): Not Disclosed
Modified: 27 Sep 2007
Tel: 09975610476(M)

Account Information
Account Information


Contact Candidate
Minal - 0 Year(s) 0 Month(s)
MCA

Keyskills:
c , c + + , java , ASP . NET , VB , Oracle , Dimploma in Web Designing

B.Sc Shivaji University , Maharasthra
MCA Shivaji University , Maharashtra




Currently in: Pune
CTC(p.a): INR 0 Lac(s) 5 Thousand
Modified: 27 Jan 2006
Last Active: 06 Sep 2007
Tel: 9890498376(M)
011 02162 250553(R)

Account Information
Account Information
'''

import re
record = re.compile(r'(?ms)Contact Candidate\s*\n(.*?) -.*?\nTel: (\d+)')
print record.findall(data)
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Output:

[('Jyoti Soni', '09975610476'), ('Minal', '9890498376')]


-Mark