> What I first though was if there was possible to make a filter such as:
>
> Apples (apples)
> (ducks) Ducks
> (butter) g butter
Try something like:
import re
text = """> Some text that can span some lines.
Apples 34
56 Ducks
Some more text.
"""
filters = {"apples": re.compile(r"Apples\s+(\d+)"),
"ducks": re.compile(r"(\d+)\s+Ducks"),
"butter": re.compile(r"([0-9.]+)\s+g\s+butter")}
out = []
for k,v in filters.iteritems():
matches = v.findall(text)
for match in matches:
out.append((k, match))
print out
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