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#!/bin/bash
######################################################################
# Useful script when you want to run `pip` in virtual environments   #
# you have in a common directory with a provided Python package.     #
# Note: Requires VirtualWrapper to be managing your environments     #
#                                                                    #
# Usage:                                                             #
# ./pip_virtualenvs.sh [-i | -u | -z] pkg_name [-a | -l] [env1 env2] #
#                                                                    #
# Example:                                                           #

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// XPath CheatSheet
// To test XPath in your Chrome Debugger: $x('/html/body')
// http://www.jittuu.com/2012/2/14/Testing-XPath-In-Chrome/
// Credit to the original author: https://gist.github.com/LeCoupa/8c305ec8c713aad07b14


// 0. XPath Examples.
// More: http://xpath.alephzarro.com/content/cheatsheet.html

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import base64
import urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error  # for url encoding
import urllib.request, urllib.error, urllib.parse  # for sending requests
from http.client import IncompleteRead
from ssl import SSLError
import io
import logging
import gzip
import shutil
import time

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Regular Expression Quick Reference

Match pattern

Special characters

. ? + * ^ $ \ ( ) [ ] { } | Need to be escaped with a backslash () to match the actual character

• Any other character matches itself

. Matches one of any character

(...) Groups elements into a single element (also captures contents)

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import json
import re


def extract_json(text):
    maybe_match = re.search('({.*:.*})', text)
    if maybe_match:
        match = maybe_match.groups(1)[0]
        return json.loads(match)
    return {}