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Interactive regular expression tutorial (credit: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/496783/)
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Finding (and Replacing) Nemo
Instant Regular Expressions
Created by Aristide Grange
"""
import Tkinter as tk
import sre, itertools
windowTitle = "Finding (and Replacing) Nemo"
initialFind = r"n(.*?)e(.*?)m(.*?)o"
initialRepl = r"M\1A\2K\3I"
initialText = """\
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
"""
images = {
"FIND":"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",
"find":"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",
"REPL":"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",
"repl":"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",
}
colors = ["#FF7B39","#80F121"]
emphColors = ["#DAFC33","#F42548"]
fieldParams = {
"height":3,
"width":70,
"font":("monaco",14),
"highlightthickness":0,
"borderwidth":0,
"background":"white",
}
textParams = {
"bg":"#F7E0D4",
"fg":"#2321F1",
"highlightthickness":0,
"width":1,
"height":10,
"font":("verdana",16),
"wrap":"word",
}
class Zone:
def __init__(self, image, initialField, initialText):
frm = tk.Frame(root)
frm.config(background="white")
self.image = tk.PhotoImage(format='gif',data=images[image.upper()])
self.imageDimmed = tk.PhotoImage(format='gif',data=images[image])
self.img = tk.Label(frm)
self.img.config(borderwidth=0)
self.img.pack(side = "left")
self.fld = tk.Text(frm, **fieldParams)
self.initScrollText(frm,self.fld,initialField)
frm = tk.Frame(root)
self.txt = tk.Text(frm, **textParams)
self.initScrollText(frm,self.txt,initialText)
for i in range(2):
self.txt.tag_config(colors[i], background = colors[i])
self.txt.tag_config("emph"+colors[i], foreground = emphColors[i])
def initScrollText(self,frm,txt,contents):
scl = tk.Scrollbar(frm)
scl.config(command = txt.yview)
scl.pack(side="right",fill="y")
txt.pack(side = "left", expand=True, fill="x")
txt.config(yscrollcommand = scl.set)
txt.insert("1.0",contents)
frm.pack(fill = "x")
tk.Frame(height=2, bd=1, relief="ridge").pack(fill="x")
def refresh(self):
self.colorCycle = itertools.cycle(colors)
try:
self.substitute()
self.img.config(image = self.image)
except sre.error:
self.img.config(image = self.imageDimmed)
class FindZone(Zone):
def addTags(self,m):
color = self.colorCycle.next()
self.txt.tag_add(color,"1.0+%sc"%m.start(),"1.0+%sc"%m.end())
try:
self.txt.tag_add("emph"+color,"1.0+%sc"%m.start("emph"),"1.0+%sc"%m.end("emph"))
except:
pass
def substitute(self,*args):
for color in colors:
self.txt.tag_remove(color,"1.0","end")
self.txt.tag_remove("emph"+color,"1.0","end")
self.rex = sre.compile("") # default value in case of misformed regexp
self.rex = sre.compile(self.fld.get("1.0","end")[:-1],sre.MULTILINE)
try:
sre.compile("(?P<emph>%s)" % self.fld.get(tk.SEL_FIRST,tk.SEL_LAST))
self.rexSel = sre.compile("%s(?P<emph>%s)%s" % (
self.fld.get("1.0",tk.SEL_FIRST),
self.fld.get(tk.SEL_FIRST,tk.SEL_LAST),
self.fld.get(tk.SEL_LAST,"end")[:-1],
),sre.MULTILINE)
except:
self.rexSel = self.rex
self.rexSel.sub(self.addTags,self.txt.get("1.0","end"))
class ReplaceZone(Zone):
def addTags(self,m):
s = sz.rex.sub(self.repl,m.group())
self.txt.delete("1.0+%sc"%(m.start()+self.diff),"1.0+%sc"%(m.end()+self.diff))
self.txt.insert("1.0+%sc"%(m.start()+self.diff),s,self.colorCycle.next())
self.diff += len(s) - (m.end() - m.start())
def substitute(self):
self.txt.delete("1.0","end")
self.txt.insert("1.0",sz.txt.get("1.0","end")[:-1])
self.diff = 0
self.repl = rex0.sub(r"\\g<\1>",self.fld.get("1.0","end")[:-1])
sz.rex.sub(self.addTags,sz.txt.get("1.0","end")[:-1])
def launchRefresh(_):
sz.fld.after_idle(sz.refresh)
rz.fld.after_idle(rz.refresh)
root = tk.Tk()
root.resizable(height=False,width=True)
root.title(windowTitle)
root.minsize(width=250,height=0)
sz = FindZone("find",initialFind,initialText)
sz.fld.bind("<Button-1>",launchRefresh)
sz.fld.bind("<ButtonRelease-1>",launchRefresh)
sz.fld.bind("<B1-Motion>",launchRefresh)
sz.rexSel = sre.compile("")
rz = ReplaceZone("repl",initialRepl,"")
rex0 = sre.compile(r"(?<!\\)\\([0-9]+)")
root.bind_all("<Key>",launchRefresh)
launchRefresh(None)
root.mainloop()
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