>-----Original Message----- >From: Tutor [mailto:tutor-bounces+crk=godblessthe...@python.org] On >Behalf Of Dave Angel >Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 5:10 PM >To: tutor@python.org >Subject: Re: [Tutor] don't understand iteration > >You forgot to state your Python version. I'll assume 3.4 > >"Clayton Kirkwood" <c...@godblessthe.us> Wrote in message: >> <!-- >> /* Font Definitions */ >> @font-face >> {font-family:"Cambria Math"; >> panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} >> @font-face >> {font-family:Calibri; >> panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} >> /* Style Definitions */ >> p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal >> {margin:0in; >> margin-bottom:.0001pt; >> font-size:11.0pt; >> font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} >> a:link, span.MsoHyperlink >> {mso-style-priority:99; >> color:blue; >> text-decoration:underline;} >> a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed >> {mso-style-priority:99; >> color:purple; >> text-decoration:underline;} >> span.EmailStyle17 >> {mso-style-type:personal-compose; >> font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; >> color:windowtext;} >> .MsoChpDefault >> {mso-style-type:export-only;} >> @page WordSection1 >> {size:8.5in 11.0in; >> margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} >> div.WordSection1 >> {page:WordSection1;} >> -->I have the following code: import urllib.request,re,stringmonths = >['Jan.', 'Feb.', 'Mar.', 'Apr.', 'May.', 'Jun.', 'Jul.', 'Aug.', 'Sep.', >'Oct.', 'Nov.', 'Dec.']from urllib.request import urlopenfor line in >urlopen('http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.pl'): line = >line.decode('utf-8') # Decoding the binary data to text. if 'EST' in >line or 'EDT' in line: # look for Eastern Time blah = >re.search(r'<\w\w>(\w{3}\.)\s+(\d{2}),\s+(\d{2}).+([AP]M)\s+(E[SD]T)', >line) (month, day, time, ap, offset) = >blah.group(1,2,3,4,5) > >You apparently know you want exactly 5 items, and you want them in >order, so you need 5 arguments, in order. If you don't like what you >have, you can pass a list, if you precede it with an asterisk. > >(month, day, time, ap, offset) = blah.group( *list (range (1, 6))) > >Should do it. >
You are so smart. I am going to stop listening to all those people in Russia and what they say about you. Where did you find that one? What does the '*' do/why? And why the weird range thing? Clayton :<))) > >-- >DaveA > >_______________________________________________ >Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
