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1 """A collection of string operations (most are no longer used).
3 Warning: most of the code you see here isn't normally used nowadays.
4 Beginning with Python 1.6, many of these functions are implemented as
5 methods on the standard string object. They used to be implemented by
6 a built-in module called strop, but strop is now obsolete itself.
8 Public module variables:
10 whitespace -- a string containing all characters considered whitespace
11 lowercase -- a string containing all characters considered lowercase letters
12 uppercase -- a string containing all characters considered uppercase letters
13 letters -- a string containing all characters considered letters
14 digits -- a string containing all characters considered decimal digits
15 hexdigits -- a string containing all characters considered hexadecimal digits
16 octdigits -- a string containing all characters considered octal digits
17 punctuation -- a string containing all characters considered punctuation
18 printable -- a string containing all characters considered printable
20 """
22 # Some strings for ctype-style character classification
23 whitespace = ' \t\n\r\v\f'
24 lowercase = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
25 uppercase = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
26 letters = lowercase + uppercase
27 ascii_lowercase = lowercase
28 ascii_uppercase = uppercase
29 ascii_letters = ascii_lowercase + ascii_uppercase
30 digits = '0123456789'
31 hexdigits = digits + 'abcdef' + 'ABCDEF'
32 octdigits = '01234567'
33 punctuation = """!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~"""
34 printable = digits + letters + punctuation + whitespace
36 # Case conversion helpers
37 # Use str to convert Unicode literal in case of -U
38 l = map(chr, xrange(256))
39 _idmap = str('').join(l)
40 del l
42 # Functions which aren't available as string methods.
44 # Capitalize the words in a string, e.g. " aBc dEf " -> "Abc Def".
45 def capwords(s, sep=None):
46 """capwords(s, [sep]) -> string
48 Split the argument into words using split, capitalize each
49 word using capitalize, and join the capitalized words using
50 join. Note that this replaces runs of whitespace characters by
51 a single space.
53 """
54 return (sep or ' ').join([x.capitalize() for x in s.split(sep)])
57 # Construct a translation string
58 _idmapL = None
59 def maketrans(fromstr, tostr):
60 """maketrans(frm, to) -> string
62 Return a translation table (a string of 256 bytes long)
63 suitable for use in string.translate. The strings frm and to
64 must be of the same length.
66 """
67 if len(fromstr) != len(tostr):
68 raise ValueError, "maketrans arguments must have same length"
69 global _idmapL
70 if not _idmapL:
71 _idmapL = list(_idmap)
72 L = _idmapL[:]
73 fromstr = map(ord, fromstr)
74 for i in range(len(fromstr)):
75 L[fromstr[i]] = tostr[i]
76 return ''.join(L)
80 ####################################################################
81 import re as _re
83 class _multimap:
84 """Helper class for combining multiple mappings.
86 Used by .{safe_,}substitute() to combine the mapping and keyword
87 arguments.
88 """
89 def __init__(self, primary, secondary):
90 self._primary = primary
91 self._secondary = secondary
93 def __getitem__(self, key):
94 try:
95 return self._primary[key]
96 except KeyError:
97 return self._secondary[key]
100 class _TemplateMetaclass(type):
101 pattern = r"""
102 %(delim)s(?:
103 (?P<escaped>%(delim)s) | # Escape sequence of two delimiters
104 (?P<named>%(id)s) | # delimiter and a Python identifier
105 {(?P<braced>%(id)s)} | # delimiter and a braced identifier
106 (?P<invalid>) # Other ill-formed delimiter exprs
110 def __init__(cls, name, bases, dct):
111 super(_TemplateMetaclass, cls).__init__(name, bases, dct)
112 if 'pattern' in dct:
113 pattern = cls.pattern
114 else:
115 pattern = _TemplateMetaclass.pattern % {
116 'delim' : _re.escape(cls.delimiter),
117 'id' : cls.idpattern,
119 cls.pattern = _re.compile(pattern, _re.IGNORECASE | _re.VERBOSE)
122 class Template:
123 """A string class for supporting $-substitutions."""
124 __metaclass__ = _TemplateMetaclass
126 delimiter = '$'
127 idpattern = r'[_a-z][_a-z0-9]*'
129 def __init__(self, template):
130 self.template = template
132 # Search for $$, $identifier, ${identifier}, and any bare $'s
134 def _invalid(self, mo):
135 i = mo.start('invalid')
136 lines = self.template[:i].splitlines(True)
137 if not lines:
138 colno = 1
139 lineno = 1
140 else:
141 colno = i - len(''.join(lines[:-1]))
142 lineno = len(lines)
143 raise ValueError('Invalid placeholder in string: line %d, col %d' %
144 (lineno, colno))
146 def substitute(self, *args, **kws):
147 if len(args) > 1:
148 raise TypeError('Too many positional arguments')
149 if not args:
150 mapping = kws
151 elif kws:
152 mapping = _multimap(kws, args[0])
153 else:
154 mapping = args[0]
155 # Helper function for .sub()
156 def convert(mo):
157 # Check the most common path first.
158 named = mo.group('named') or mo.group('braced')
159 if named is not None:
160 val = mapping[named]
161 # We use this idiom instead of str() because the latter will
162 # fail if val is a Unicode containing non-ASCII characters.
163 return '%s' % (val,)
164 if mo.group('escaped') is not None:
165 return self.delimiter
166 if mo.group('invalid') is not None:
167 self._invalid(mo)
168 raise ValueError('Unrecognized named group in pattern',
169 self.pattern)
170 return self.pattern.sub(convert, self.template)
172 def safe_substitute(self, *args, **kws):
173 if len(args) > 1:
174 raise TypeError('Too many positional arguments')
175 if not args:
176 mapping = kws
177 elif kws:
178 mapping = _multimap(kws, args[0])
179 else:
180 mapping = args[0]
181 # Helper function for .sub()
182 def convert(mo):
183 named = mo.group('named')
184 if named is not None:
185 try:
186 # We use this idiom instead of str() because the latter
187 # will fail if val is a Unicode containing non-ASCII
188 return '%s' % (mapping[named],)
189 except KeyError:
190 return self.delimiter + named
191 braced = mo.group('braced')
192 if braced is not None:
193 try:
194 return '%s' % (mapping[braced],)
195 except KeyError:
196 return self.delimiter + '{' + braced + '}'
197 if mo.group('escaped') is not None:
198 return self.delimiter
199 if mo.group('invalid') is not None:
200 return self.delimiter
201 raise ValueError('Unrecognized named group in pattern',
202 self.pattern)
203 return self.pattern.sub(convert, self.template)
207 ####################################################################
208 # NOTE: Everything below here is deprecated. Use string methods instead.
209 # This stuff will go away in Python 3.0.
211 # Backward compatible names for exceptions
212 index_error = ValueError
213 atoi_error = ValueError
214 atof_error = ValueError
215 atol_error = ValueError
217 # convert UPPER CASE letters to lower case
218 def lower(s):
219 """lower(s) -> string
221 Return a copy of the string s converted to lowercase.
224 return s.lower()
226 # Convert lower case letters to UPPER CASE
227 def upper(s):
228 """upper(s) -> string
230 Return a copy of the string s converted to uppercase.
233 return s.upper()
235 # Swap lower case letters and UPPER CASE
236 def swapcase(s):
237 """swapcase(s) -> string
239 Return a copy of the string s with upper case characters
240 converted to lowercase and vice versa.
243 return s.swapcase()
245 # Strip leading and trailing tabs and spaces
246 def strip(s, chars=None):
247 """strip(s [,chars]) -> string
249 Return a copy of the string s with leading and trailing
250 whitespace removed.
251 If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead.
252 If chars is unicode, S will be converted to unicode before stripping.
255 return s.strip(chars)
257 # Strip leading tabs and spaces
258 def lstrip(s, chars=None):
259 """lstrip(s [,chars]) -> string
261 Return a copy of the string s with leading whitespace removed.
262 If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead.
265 return s.lstrip(chars)
267 # Strip trailing tabs and spaces
268 def rstrip(s, chars=None):
269 """rstrip(s [,chars]) -> string
271 Return a copy of the string s with trailing whitespace removed.
272 If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead.
275 return s.rstrip(chars)
278 # Split a string into a list of space/tab-separated words
279 def split(s, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
280 """split(s [,sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings
282 Return a list of the words in the string s, using sep as the
283 delimiter string. If maxsplit is given, splits at no more than
284 maxsplit places (resulting in at most maxsplit+1 words). If sep
285 is not specified or is None, any whitespace string is a separator.
287 (split and splitfields are synonymous)
290 return s.split(sep, maxsplit)
291 splitfields = split
293 # Split a string into a list of space/tab-separated words
294 def rsplit(s, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
295 """rsplit(s [,sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings
297 Return a list of the words in the string s, using sep as the
298 delimiter string, starting at the end of the string and working
299 to the front. If maxsplit is given, at most maxsplit splits are
300 done. If sep is not specified or is None, any whitespace string
301 is a separator.
303 return s.rsplit(sep, maxsplit)
305 # Join fields with optional separator
306 def join(words, sep = ' '):
307 """join(list [,sep]) -> string
309 Return a string composed of the words in list, with
310 intervening occurrences of sep. The default separator is a
311 single space.
313 (joinfields and join are synonymous)
316 return sep.join(words)
317 joinfields = join
319 # Find substring, raise exception if not found
320 def index(s, *args):
321 """index(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> int
323 Like find but raises ValueError when the substring is not found.
326 return s.index(*args)
328 # Find last substring, raise exception if not found
329 def rindex(s, *args):
330 """rindex(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> int
332 Like rfind but raises ValueError when the substring is not found.
335 return s.rindex(*args)
337 # Count non-overlapping occurrences of substring
338 def count(s, *args):
339 """count(s, sub[, start[,end]]) -> int
341 Return the number of occurrences of substring sub in string
342 s[start:end]. Optional arguments start and end are
343 interpreted as in slice notation.
346 return s.count(*args)
348 # Find substring, return -1 if not found
349 def find(s, *args):
350 """find(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> in
352 Return the lowest index in s where substring sub is found,
353 such that sub is contained within s[start,end]. Optional
354 arguments start and end are interpreted as in slice notation.
356 Return -1 on failure.
359 return s.find(*args)
361 # Find last substring, return -1 if not found
362 def rfind(s, *args):
363 """rfind(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> int
365 Return the highest index in s where substring sub is found,
366 such that sub is contained within s[start,end]. Optional
367 arguments start and end are interpreted as in slice notation.
369 Return -1 on failure.
372 return s.rfind(*args)
374 # for a bit of speed
375 _float = float
376 _int = int
377 _long = long
379 # Convert string to float
380 def atof(s):
381 """atof(s) -> float
383 Return the floating point number represented by the string s.
386 return _float(s)
389 # Convert string to integer
390 def atoi(s , base=10):
391 """atoi(s [,base]) -> int
393 Return the integer represented by the string s in the given
394 base, which defaults to 10. The string s must consist of one
395 or more digits, possibly preceded by a sign. If base is 0, it
396 is chosen from the leading characters of s, 0 for octal, 0x or
397 0X for hexadecimal. If base is 16, a preceding 0x or 0X is
398 accepted.
401 return _int(s, base)
404 # Convert string to long integer
405 def atol(s, base=10):
406 """atol(s [,base]) -> long
408 Return the long integer represented by the string s in the
409 given base, which defaults to 10. The string s must consist
410 of one or more digits, possibly preceded by a sign. If base
411 is 0, it is chosen from the leading characters of s, 0 for
412 octal, 0x or 0X for hexadecimal. If base is 16, a preceding
413 0x or 0X is accepted. A trailing L or l is not accepted,
414 unless base is 0.
417 return _long(s, base)
420 # Left-justify a string
421 def ljust(s, width, *args):
422 """ljust(s, width[, fillchar]) -> string
424 Return a left-justified version of s, in a field of the
425 specified width, padded with spaces as needed. The string is
426 never truncated. If specified the fillchar is used instead of spaces.
429 return s.ljust(width, *args)
431 # Right-justify a string
432 def rjust(s, width, *args):
433 """rjust(s, width[, fillchar]) -> string
435 Return a right-justified version of s, in a field of the
436 specified width, padded with spaces as needed. The string is
437 never truncated. If specified the fillchar is used instead of spaces.
440 return s.rjust(width, *args)
442 # Center a string
443 def center(s, width, *args):
444 """center(s, width[, fillchar]) -> string
446 Return a center version of s, in a field of the specified
447 width. padded with spaces as needed. The string is never
448 truncated. If specified the fillchar is used instead of spaces.
451 return s.center(width, *args)
453 # Zero-fill a number, e.g., (12, 3) --> '012' and (-3, 3) --> '-03'
454 # Decadent feature: the argument may be a string or a number
455 # (Use of this is deprecated; it should be a string as with ljust c.s.)
456 def zfill(x, width):
457 """zfill(x, width) -> string
459 Pad a numeric string x with zeros on the left, to fill a field
460 of the specified width. The string x is never truncated.
463 if not isinstance(x, basestring):
464 x = repr(x)
465 return x.zfill(width)
467 # Expand tabs in a string.
468 # Doesn't take non-printing chars into account, but does understand \n.
469 def expandtabs(s, tabsize=8):
470 """expandtabs(s [,tabsize]) -> string
472 Return a copy of the string s with all tab characters replaced
473 by the appropriate number of spaces, depending on the current
474 column, and the tabsize (default 8).
477 return s.expandtabs(tabsize)
479 # Character translation through look-up table.
480 def translate(s, table, deletions=""):
481 """translate(s,table [,deletions]) -> string
483 Return a copy of the string s, where all characters occurring
484 in the optional argument deletions are removed, and the
485 remaining characters have been mapped through the given
486 translation table, which must be a string of length 256. The
487 deletions argument is not allowed for Unicode strings.
490 if deletions or table is None:
491 return s.translate(table, deletions)
492 else:
493 # Add s[:0] so that if s is Unicode and table is an 8-bit string,
494 # table is converted to Unicode. This means that table *cannot*
495 # be a dictionary -- for that feature, use u.translate() directly.
496 return s.translate(table + s[:0])
498 # Capitalize a string, e.g. "aBc dEf" -> "Abc def".
499 def capitalize(s):
500 """capitalize(s) -> string
502 Return a copy of the string s with only its first character
503 capitalized.
506 return s.capitalize()
508 # Substring replacement (global)
509 def replace(s, old, new, maxsplit=-1):
510 """replace (str, old, new[, maxsplit]) -> string
512 Return a copy of string str with all occurrences of substring
513 old replaced by new. If the optional argument maxsplit is
514 given, only the first maxsplit occurrences are replaced.
517 return s.replace(old, new, maxsplit)
520 # Try importing optional built-in module "strop" -- if it exists,
521 # it redefines some string operations that are 100-1000 times faster.
522 # It also defines values for whitespace, lowercase and uppercase
523 # that match <ctype.h>'s definitions.
525 try:
526 from strop import maketrans, lowercase, uppercase, whitespace
527 letters = lowercase + uppercase
528 except ImportError:
529 pass # Use the original versions
531 ########################################################################
532 # the Formatter class
533 # see PEP 3101 for details and purpose of this class
535 # The hard parts are reused from the C implementation. They're exposed as "_"
536 # prefixed methods of str and unicode.
538 # The overall parser is implemented in str._formatter_parser.
539 # The field name parser is implemented in str._formatter_field_name_split
541 class Formatter(object):
542 def format(self, format_string, *args, **kwargs):
543 return self.vformat(format_string, args, kwargs)
545 def vformat(self, format_string, args, kwargs):
546 used_args = set()
547 result = self._vformat(format_string, args, kwargs, used_args, 2)
548 self.check_unused_args(used_args, args, kwargs)
549 return result
551 def _vformat(self, format_string, args, kwargs, used_args, recursion_depth):
552 if recursion_depth < 0:
553 raise ValueError('Max string recursion exceeded')
554 result = []
555 for literal_text, field_name, format_spec, conversion in \
556 self.parse(format_string):
558 # output the literal text
559 if literal_text:
560 result.append(literal_text)
562 # if there's a field, output it
563 if field_name is not None:
564 # this is some markup, find the object and do
565 # the formatting
567 # given the field_name, find the object it references
568 # and the argument it came from
569 obj, arg_used = self.get_field(field_name, args, kwargs)
570 used_args.add(arg_used)
572 # do any conversion on the resulting object
573 obj = self.convert_field(obj, conversion)
575 # expand the format spec, if needed
576 format_spec = self._vformat(format_spec, args, kwargs,
577 used_args, recursion_depth-1)
579 # format the object and append to the result
580 result.append(self.format_field(obj, format_spec))
582 return ''.join(result)
585 def get_value(self, key, args, kwargs):
586 if isinstance(key, (int, long)):
587 return args[key]
588 else:
589 return kwargs[key]
592 def check_unused_args(self, used_args, args, kwargs):
593 pass
596 def format_field(self, value, format_spec):
597 return format(value, format_spec)
600 def convert_field(self, value, conversion):
601 # do any conversion on the resulting object
602 if conversion == 'r':
603 return repr(value)
604 elif conversion == 's':
605 return str(value)
606 elif conversion is None:
607 return value
608 raise ValueError("Unknown converion specifier {0!s}".format(conversion))
611 # returns an iterable that contains tuples of the form:
612 # (literal_text, field_name, format_spec, conversion)
613 # literal_text can be zero length
614 # field_name can be None, in which case there's no
615 # object to format and output
616 # if field_name is not None, it is looked up, formatted
617 # with format_spec and conversion and then used
618 def parse(self, format_string):
619 return format_string._formatter_parser()
622 # given a field_name, find the object it references.
623 # field_name: the field being looked up, e.g. "0.name"
624 # or "lookup[3]"
625 # used_args: a set of which args have been used
626 # args, kwargs: as passed in to vformat
627 def get_field(self, field_name, args, kwargs):
628 first, rest = field_name._formatter_field_name_split()
630 obj = self.get_value(first, args, kwargs)
632 # loop through the rest of the field_name, doing
633 # getattr or getitem as needed
634 for is_attr, i in rest:
635 if is_attr:
636 obj = getattr(obj, i)
637 else:
638 obj = obj[i]
640 return obj, first