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#1 2005-04-15 06:48:36

Cam
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From: Brisbane, Aus
Registered: 2004-12-21
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python and pacman.log

Okay, I'm mentally retarded when it comes to python. Nah not really, but I'm pretty new. I wanna parse the pacman.log for some info to use, sounds easy but it's not. I used to do a bit of PHP and I know I could do it super easy with that so this is driving me crazy that it doens't just work. I'm obviously doing something wrong somewhere I just can't figure out where.

I'm using code something like this, I want to get a list of what was installed and when.

import re

r = open('/var/log/pacman.log')
log = r.read()
r.close()
exp = re.compile('[(.+)] installed (.+)', re.MULTILINE)
prnt exp.match(log)

Every time it prints 'None" which isn't what I'm after. Basic debugging says log contains the data I'm chasing. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks smile

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#2 2005-04-15 07:24:07

cactus
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Re: python and pacman.log

what are you trying to do?
If you just want a python list (for gods sake, why can't they just call it an array), with each element being one of the strings found...

import re
r=open('/var/log/pacman.log','r')
log = r.read()
r.close()
rexp = re.findall('^.*installed.*$',log,re.M)
##rexp is now a list of install lines.
print rexp

ps. I am new to python too.  tongue


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#3 2005-04-15 07:56:47

Cam
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From: Brisbane, Aus
Registered: 2004-12-21
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Re: python and pacman.log

Thanks, works well enough that I can go from here smile I'll split the string up to get the name and date, that's easy enough. There'll be a thread in the user contributions forum soon with the result of this big_smile

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#4 2005-04-15 15:50:26

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Re: python and pacman.log

cactus wrote:

ps. I am new to python too.  tongue

as am I - it's funny to see how long python has been around...

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#5 2005-04-16 02:55:37

iphitus
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Registered: 2004-10-09
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Re: python and pacman.log

phrakture wrote:
cactus wrote:

ps. I am new to python too.  tongue

as am I - it's funny to see how long python has been around...

me three

and cactus, they call it a list because a list can have multiple types in it, whereas an array implies a single type.

list sounds cooler too tongue

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