Python Regex not Working

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REGEXES = [(re.compile(r'cat'), 'cat2'),
           (re.compile(r'(if)(.*)(\r?\n)(\s*)(logger.info)(.*)'), '\1\2')]

for search, replace in REGEXES:
                    line = search.sub(replace, line)

Why is it not working on...

if( List != null ) {
   logger.info( "List is not null" );
   fieldSetContainerList.clear();
}

Works fine with Notepad++ regex search replace. Usage: Want to remove logger.info statements below all if statements.

Like @NPE said: it should work using r'\1\2')] instead of '\1\2')] — lv10
– lv10, Commented Jan 21, 2013 at 20:26

NPE · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-21 20:25:16Z

1

You need to use a raw string:

       (re.compile(r'(if)(.*)(\r?\n)(\s*)(logger.info)(.*)'), r'\1\2')]
                                                              ^ here

With this fix, your regex works for me. Without it, the \1 and \2 are processed when the string literal is parsed, and never make it to the regex engine.

Here is my test code:

import re

line = """if( List != null ) {
   logger.info( "List is not null" );
   fieldSetContainerList.clear();
}
"""

REGEXES = [(re.compile(r'cat'), 'cat2'),
           (re.compile(r'(if)(.*)(\r?\n)(\s*)(logger.info)(.*)'), r'\1\2')]

for search, replace in REGEXES:
    line = search.sub(replace, line)
print line

When run, this prints

if( List != null ) {
   fieldSetContainerList.clear();
}

edited Jan 21, 2013 at 20:25

answered Jan 21, 2013 at 20:17

NPE

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Debajyoti Das Over a year ago

Not sure why its not working for me. See link for the implementation.

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