while True:
try:
temp = self.mplayerOut.readline()
print temp
if re.compile("^A:").search(temp):
The point of re.compile is to compile the re once *outside* the loop.
Compiling the re is slow so you should only do it outside.
As a first step replace re.compile with re.search
if re.search("^A:",temp):
print "abc"
except StandardError:
break
As a second step move the compile before the loop
reg = re.compile("^A:")
Then inside the loop use the compiled expression
if reg.search(temp):
The first step should be faster, the second step faster still.
Finally, lookaing at tyour regex you might be better using
a simple string method - startswith()
if temp.startswith("A"):
That should be even faster still.
HTH,
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web tutor
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld
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