Jay -
Thanks for the pyparsing plug.
Here is how the OP's program would look using pyparsing:
import pyparsing
fp = file('filename')
data = fp.read()
fp.close()
foo = '''stuff [lsass.exe]
[System] more stuff
xxxxx [firefox.exe] ......
'''
LBRACK = pyparsing.Literal("[").suppress()
RBRACK = pyparsing.Literal("]").suppress()
brackettedStuff = LBRACK + pyparsing.SkipTo( RBRACK ) + RBRACK
for tokens,start,end in brackettedStuff.scanString( foo ):
print tokens[0]
--- fin ---
Now this is not nearly as terse as the regexp version, nor will it run
as fast. But I think I'd rather come back to this version 6 months
from now and try to figure "what was this program doing again?".
-- Paul
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