[Tutor] how to extract data only after a certain condition is met

[Alan Gauld]

"Eduardo Vieira" <eduardo.susan at gmail.com> wrote

> The other day I was writing a script to extract data from a file 
> from
> the line where a text is found to the end of the file.

The standard pattern here is to use a sentinel, in pseudo code:

def checkLine(line, start='',end=''):
      if (start in line) or (end in line): return True
      else: return False

startPattern = 'some string (or regex)'
endPattern = 'a concluding string or regex'
sentinel = False
while True
    read line from file
    sentinel = checkLine(line, startPattern, endPattern)
    if sentinel:
        processLine(line)

You can simplify or complexify that in many ways, and you can
add a break check to speed it up if you only expect to process
a few lines.

And checkLine can be as simple or as complex as you like.

HTH,

-- 
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/