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  Python backreference replacing doesn't work as expected Yonggang Chen <yonggangchen168@gmail.com> - 2015-07-12 02:40 -0700
    Re: Python backreference replacing doesn't work as expected MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-07-12 20:25 +0100

#93727 — Python backreference replacing doesn't work as expected

There are two named groups in my pattern: myFlag and id, I want to add one more myFlag immediately before group id.

Here is my current code:
## code begin
# i'm using Python 3.4.2
import re
import os
contents = b'''
xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
    : customized_dlg((UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
    , m_pReaderApp(pApp)
    , m_info(pApp)
{

}
'''

pattern = rb'(?P<myFlag>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)::(?P=myFlag).+:.+(?P<id>\(UINT\)0 *,)'
res = re.search(pattern, contents, re.DOTALL)
if None != res:
    print(res.groups()) # the output is (b'xdlg', b'(UINT)0,')

# 'replPattern' becomes b'(?P<myFlag>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)::(?P=myFlag).+:.+((?P=myFlag)\\(UINT\\)0 *,)'
replPattern = pattern.replace(b'?P<id>', b'(?P=myFlag)', re.DOTALL)
print(replPattern)
contents = re.sub(pattern, replPattern, contents)
print(contents)
# code end

The expected results should be:

xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
    : customized_dlg(xdlg(UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
    , m_pReaderApp(pApp)
    , m_info(pApp)
{

}

but now the result this the same with the original:

 xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
    : customized_dlg((UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
    , m_pReaderApp(pApp)
    , m_info(pApp)
{

}

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#93743

On 2015-07-12 10:40, Yonggang Chen wrote:
> There are two named groups in my pattern: myFlag and id, I want to add one more myFlag immediately before group id.
>
> Here is my current code:
> ## code begin
> # i'm using Python 3.4.2
> import re
> import os
> contents = b'''
> xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
>      : customized_dlg((UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
>      , m_pReaderApp(pApp)
>      , m_info(pApp)
> {
>
> }
> '''
>
> pattern = rb'(?P<myFlag>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)::(?P=myFlag).+:.+(?P<id>\(UINT\)0 *,)'
> res = re.search(pattern, contents, re.DOTALL)
> if None != res:
>      print(res.groups()) # the output is (b'xdlg', b'(UINT)0,')
>
> # 'replPattern' becomes b'(?P<myFlag>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)::(?P=myFlag).+:.+((?P=myFlag)\\(UINT\\)0 *,)'

In a replacement template, the (?P...) parts are just literals.

> replPattern = pattern.replace(b'?P<id>', b'(?P=myFlag)', re.DOTALL)

This .replace method is a string method. It has nothing to do with
regex.

> print(replPattern)
> contents = re.sub(pattern, replPattern, contents)

You're not passing in the DOTALL flag; this function doesn't have an
argument for the flags, anyway.

You could compile the regex and then use its .sub method, or use inline
flags instead.

> print(contents)
> # code end
>
> The expected results should be:
>
> xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
>      : customized_dlg(xdlg(UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
>      , m_pReaderApp(pApp)
>      , m_info(pApp)
> {
>
> }
>
> but now the result this the same with the original:
>
>   xdlg::xdlg(x_app* pApp, CWnd* pParent)
>      : customized_dlg((UINT)0, pParent, pApp)
>      , m_pReaderApp(pApp)
>      , m_info(pApp)
> {
>
> }
>

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