Yeah, Alan's tutorial is what I used to learn how to code, it's very good.
Regexes are very powerful; which can be a very good thing and a very
bad thing. ;)

Good luck.

On 4/20/06, doug shawhan <doug.shawhan@[...].com>  wrote:
>  Got it! Thanks! Mr. Gald hooked me up with his re tutorial as well. Great!
> 
> 
>  On 4/19/06, Liam Clarke <ml.cyresse@[...].com > wrote:
>  > Here's my copy, it should work if you have Tkinter.
>  >
>  > Good luck!
>  >
>  > On 4/20/06, doug shawhan <doug.shawhan@[...].com> wrote:
>  > > Drat, I installed from the OpenBSD ports tree and this is not included.
>  I'll
>  > > scout around on the net.
>  > >
>  > >  Thanks again!
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > On 4/19/06, doug shawhan <doug.shawhan@[...].com> wrote:
>  > > >
>  > > > Holy moley.
>  > > >
>  > > > Thanks!
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > > On 4/19/06, Liam Clarke < ml.cyresse@[...].com> wrote:
>  > > > > Hi Doug,
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Best tip ever is
>  > > your_python_dir\tools\scripts\redemo.py
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Interactive regexes. :)
>  > > > >
>  > > > > This is pretty good as well -
>  > > http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/regex/
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Good luck,
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Liam Clarke
>  > > > >
>  > > > > On 4/20/06, doug shawhan < doug.shawhan@[...].com> wrote:
>  > > > > > I think I'm going to have to suck it up and learn some regular
>  > > expressions.
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >  I have finally gotten my script (using the excellent pyserial
>  module)
>  > > to
>  > > > > > behave. Most of my troubles as enumerated here before were utterly
>  > > > > > self-induced. Apparently one cannot watch the execution of one's
>  > > script
>  > > > > > through another program without affecting it's outcome in
>  unforseen
>  > > ways.
>  > > > > > (Sound familiar Herr Schroedinger? :-)
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >  Now that I am actually extracting data in a fairly predictable
>  way, I
>  > > am at
>  > > > > > the point where I need to parse it! I have some output here
>  (modified
>  > > to
>  > > > > > show  the ESC and NUL characters.)
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >  When I pull data from the port, the remote computer sends it in
>  one
>  > > long
>  > > > > > string per screen: newlines are not painted in by using the
>  expected
>  > > x\0a
>  > > > > > that I had hoped for! No easy readlines() fun for me. Instead I
>  get:
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >  ESC=(  1. ESC=($4x2, 6-239 (3.9L)
>  > > > > >
>  ..........................................ESC=(a03252
>  > > > > > ESC=(k0
>  > > > > >  ESC=)  2. ESC=))8-318 ( 5.2L)
>  > > > > >
>  ..........................................ESC=)a03242
>  > > > > > ESC=)k0
>  > > > > >  ESC=*  3. ESC=*)8-360 ( 5.9L)
>  > > > > >
>  ..........................................ESC=*a03351
>  > > > > > ESC=*k    0
>  > > > > >  ESC=+  4. ESC=+$4x4, 6-239 ( 3.9L)
>  > > > > >
>  ..........................................ESC=+a03240
>  > > > > > ESC=+k    0
>  > > > > >  ESC=,  5. ESC=,)8-318 (5.2L)
>  > > > > >
>  ..........................................ESC=,a03243
>  > > > > > ESC=,k    0
>  > > > > >  ESC=-  6. ESC=-)8-360 ( 5.9L)
>  > > > > >
>  ..........................................ESC=-a03352
>  > > > > > ESC=-k    0
>  > > > > >  ESC=.  7. ESC=.aCH8299  ESCTNULESC)NULESC=%
>  > > LINEESCTNULESC=&      R =
>  > > > > > RELIST  <return> = NONE
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >  I have broken it up for ease of viewing. I need to split the
>  string
>  > > where
>  > > > > > ESC= , k  and 0 are found, but ESC= ,k and 0 are seperated by
>  various
>  > > > > > spaces, parentheis and other characters that are apparently used
>  to
>  > > mark the
>  > > > > > end of the line until the next ESC is found, thereby displaying a
>  new
>  > > line
>  > > > > > (note how the character after the first ESC on each line is
>  repeated
>  > > after
>  > > > > > the ESC on the end.
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >  I cannot for the life of me figure out a pythonic way (read:
>  using
>  > > the
>  > > > > > split() builtin) to scan for instances of these characters in such
>  and
>  > > such
>  > > > > > order and proximity. I know this is what regex is for, but I have
>  no
>  > > > > > experience.  I have obtained a copy of "Mastering Regular
>  Expressions"
>  > > but
>  > > > > > thought I would inquire here first for caveats and tips as the
>  book is
>  > > > > > larger than my brain, and I haven't used the re module, ever.
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >  Why in the world does this make me so happy? :-)~
>  > > > > >
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