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Fix one line regexp for functions #11

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Make one_line_regex usable as module
snoack Nov 23, 2015
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Make match_magic() assign to the global scope
snoack Nov 23, 2015
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Pass all arguments from magic_match() to re.match
snoack Nov 23, 2015
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17 changes: 9 additions & 8 deletions one_line_regex.py
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import sys


def magic_match(pattern, target):
def magic_match(*args, **kwargs):
"""
Match a regex against a target string.

Assign the result to a 'match' variable in the *caller's scope*.
Assign the result to a 'match' variable in the *caller's global scope*.
"""
frame = sys._getframe(1)
result = re.match(pattern, target)
result = re.match(*args, **kwargs)
# This is properly, properly evil. Don't do this:
frame.f_locals['match'] = result
frame.f_globals['match'] = result
return result


if magic_match(r'[abcde]+', sys.argv[1]):
print 'Your match was %r' % match.group(0)
else:
print 'There was no match'
if __name__ == '__main__':
if magic_match(r'[abcde]+', sys.argv[1]):
print 'Your match was %r' % match.group(0)
else:
print 'There was no match'