parsing::parsing_utils Namespace Reference

Functions
def	try_open_and_parse
def	fail_not_found
def	format_type
def	collect_data
def	parse_multiple_files
Variables
tuple	INT = re.compile('[0-9]+$')
tuple	FLOAT = re.compile(r'[0-9]+[\.,][0-9]$')

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Detailed Description

This module contains many utilities that are called almost everywhere
during the parsing.
It is more a toolbox than anything.

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Function Documentation

def parsing.parsing_utils.collect_data	(		key,
			args
	)

Collects all items corresponding to key argument in *args.  It realizes
a depth-first travel of the dictionary, calling itself recursively on the
structures.

def parsing.parsing_utils.fail_not_found

(

tag

)

Error when a tag is not found in a file, and should be in.

def parsing.parsing_utils.format_type

(

string

)

If the string can be converted to an int or a float, converts it.

def parsing.parsing_utils.parse_multiple_files	(		parsing_method,
			args
	)

Parses the given file lists, and returns the dictionary containing the
whole data parsed by the parsing_method function.

def parsing.parsing_utils.try_open_and_parse

(

xml_file

)

This function tries to open the file ```xml_file```, and to parse it.
The program exits if one of both action fails.