Parse PHP file for variables like $var = value;

gistfile1.py

def parse_php_variables(php):
    '''
    Parse PHP file for variables like $var = value;
    '''

    reg = r'\$([a-z]\w*)\s*=\s*\'(.*?)\';'
    rg = re.compile(reg)
    raw_variables = rg.findall(php)
    variables = {}
    for key, var in raw_variables:
        variables[key] = var
    return variables