parse character stats from http://arcticmud.org/

char_stats.py

# parse character stats from http://arcticmud.org/
#    - likely works with other MUDs
import re
# http://regexr.com/397kv
# http://www.pythonregex.com/
# Str (?P<Str>\d+) Int (?P<Int>\d+) Wis (?P<Wis>\d+) Dex (?P<Dex>\d+) Con (?P<Con>\d+)( Cha )*(?P<Cha>\d+)*
# Str (\d+) Int (\d+) Wis (\d+) Dex (\d+) Con (\d+)
def main(sCharStats):
    import re
    
    statTotal = 0
    statAverage = 0
    statLength = 0
    
    print
    print sCharStats
    
    regex = re.compile("Str:? (?P<Str>\d+) Int:? (?P<Int>\d+) Wis:? (?P<Wis>\d+) Dex:? (?P<Dex>\d+) Con:? (?P<Con>\d+)(?: Cha:? (?P<Cha>\d+))?",re.IGNORECASE)
    result = regex.search(sCharStats)
    #print result.groupdict()
    #print result.groups()
    
    for r in result.groups():
        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/152580/whats-the-canonical-way-to-check-for-type-in-python
        if isinstance(r, str):
            statTotal+=int(r)
            statLength+=1
        
    statAverage = statTotal / float(statLength)
    print
    print "Total: " + str(statTotal)
    print "Average: " + str(statAverage)
    print


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main(" Abilities: Str 19 Int 17 Wis 20 Dex 19 Con 18 Cha 18")