pkg_regex.py

"""
This script remove the version from package version
"""
import re
from typing import List

regex = re.compile(r"(.*)(-)(.*)(-)(\d)")

def read_file() -> List[str]:
    """
    pkgs.txt must be a file with each package in a new line
    example:
    firefox-103.0.1-1
    electron-19.0.10-1    
    """
    with open("pkgs.txt", "r") as f:
        pkgs = f.readlines()
    return pkgs

def main():
    command = "yay -S"
    pkg_list = read_file()

    for pkg in pkg_list:
        res = regex.search(pkg)
        pkg_name = res.group(1)
        command += f" {pkg_name}"

    print(command)

main()