pkilambi> I would like to ignore a block of lines and consider the
pkilambi> rest.. so if the block starts with
pkilambi> "start of block............."
pkilambi> fjesdgsdhfgdlgjklfjdgkd
pkilambi> jhcsdfskdlgjkljgkfdjkgj
pkilambi> "end of block"
pkilambi> I want to ignore this while processing the file .This block
pkilambi> could appear anywhere in the file.It could at the start or end
pkilambi> or even middle of file content.
How about (untested):
class FilterBlock:
def __init__(self, f, start, end):
self.f = f
self.start = start
self.end = end
def __iter__(self):
return self
def next(self):
line = self.f.next()
if line == self.start:
line = self.f.next()
while line != self.end:
line = self.f.next()
return line
Then use it like
filterfile = FilterBlock(open("somefile", "r"),
"start of block..........",
"end of block")
for line in filterfile:
process(line)
I'm not sure what you mean by all the dots in your start of block line. If
"start of block" can be followed by other text, just use
if line.startswith(self.start):
instead of an exact comparison.
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