whatsapp.py

def date_time(s):
    pattern = '^([0-9]+)(\/)([0-9]+)(\/)([0-9]+), ([0-9]+):([0-9]+)[ ]?(AM|PM|am|pm)? -'
    result = regex.match(pattern, s)
    if result:
        return True
    return False

def find_author(s):
    s = s.split(":")
    if len(s)==2:
        return True
    else:
        return False

def getDatapoint(line):
    splitline = line.split(' - ')
    dateTime = splitline[0]
    date, time = dateTime.split(", ")
    message = " ".join(splitline[1:])
    if find_author(message):
        splitmessage = message.split(": ")
        author = splitmessage[0]
        message = " ".join(splitmessage[1:])
    else:
        author= None
    return date, time, author, message