> So the input doc would be grepped for times and i could just
> uncomment the line i need and get he format my boss wants at this
> particular moment.
You shouldn't need to uncomment it if you can specify an
argument that describes which format you want. Then have
a bunch of formatting functions that have the same protocol
func(string) -> string
you can then assign your formatting function as an argument
to the "grep" function:
def f(s): ....
def g(s): ....
def h(s): ...
if arg == 'hms':
filter = h
id arg == 's'
filter = g
etc
print grep(theFile, filter)
Or use a dictionary instead of the if/elif chain
filter = {'hms': h,
's': g,
etc...}
print grep(thefile, filter[arg])
Now to write the filter functions you still need to grok datetime
but this might save any commenting out shenannigans... :-)
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld
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