pyparsing problem

[name]

Hi,

I try to parse a file with pyparsing and get this output:

['generic', 'host-01', 'host alias xyz', '10.0.0.1']
- alias: host alias xyz
- host_name: ['host-01']
- ip_address: ['10.0.0.1']
- use: ['generic']


<Hosts>
<ITEM>generic</ITEM>
<host_name>host-01</host_name>
<alias>host alias xyz</alias>
<ip_address>10.0.0.1</ip_address>
</Hosts>

['generic', 'host-01', 'host alias xyz', '10.0.0.1']

finished

What I don't understand is why I get the line

<ITEM>generic</ITEM>

and not

<use>generic</use>

as there is an associated name in the dump() output.

Thank you very much in advance for any clue or help you could
provide.



The code:
---------

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pyparsing import *

sample = """
define host{
use generic
host_name host-01
alias host alias xyz
address 10.0.0.1
}
"""

# define tokens
LBRACE,RBRACE = map(Suppress, '{}')
ipAddress = Combine(Word(nums) + ('.' + Word(nums))*3)
useTemplate = oneOf('generic user')

# define grammar

deviceName = Word(alphanums+'-')
hostDef = Literal('define').suppress() + Literal('host').suppress()
useLine = Suppress('use') + useTemplate + Suppress(SkipTo(lineEnd))
host_nameLine = Suppress('host_name') + deviceName + Suppress(SkipTo
(lineEnd))
aliasLine = Suppress('alias') + SkipTo(lineEnd)
aliasLine.setParseAction(lambda x: ' '.join(x[0].split()))
ip_addressLine = Suppress('address') + ipAddress

use = useLine.setResultsName('use')
host_name = host_nameLine.setResultsName('host_name')
alias = aliasLine.setResultsName('alias')
ip_address = ip_addressLine.setResultsName('ip_address')


host_stmt = (use + host_name + alias + ip_address)
host = hostDef + LBRACE + host_stmt + RBRACE

test_file = OneOrMore(host) + stringEnd


# test
x = test_file.parseString(sample)
print x.dump()
print
print x.asXML('Hosts')
print
print x.asList()
print

print 'finished'

 

[Paul McGuire]

Hi,

I try to parse a file with pyparsing and get this output:

    ['generic', 'host-01', 'host alias xyz', '10.0.0.1']
    - alias: host alias xyz
    - host_name: ['host-01']
    - ip_address: ['10.0.0.1']
    - use: ['generic']

    <Hosts>
      <ITEM>generic</ITEM>
      <host_name>host-01</host_name>
      <alias>host alias xyz</alias>
      <ip_address>10.0.0.1</ip_address>
    </Hosts>

    ['generic', 'host-01', 'host alias xyz', '10.0.0.1']

    finished

What I don't understand is why I get the line

    <ITEM>generic</ITEM>

and not

    <use>generic</use>

as there is an associated name in the dump() output.

Thank you very much in advance for any clue or help you could
provide.

The code:
---------

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pyparsing import *

sample = """
define host{
  use                   generic
  host_name             host-01
  alias                 host alias xyz
  address                       10.0.0.1}

"""

# define tokens
LBRACE,RBRACE = map(Suppress, '{}')
ipAddress = Combine(Word(nums) + ('.' + Word(nums))*3)
useTemplate = oneOf('generic user')

# define grammar

deviceName = Word(alphanums+'-')
hostDef = Literal('define').suppress() + Literal('host').suppress()
useLine = Suppress('use') + useTemplate + Suppress(SkipTo(lineEnd))
host_nameLine = Suppress('host_name') + deviceName + Suppress(SkipTo
(lineEnd))
aliasLine = Suppress('alias') + SkipTo(lineEnd)
aliasLine.setParseAction(lambda x: ' '.join(x[0].split()))
ip_addressLine = Suppress('address') + ipAddress

use = useLine.setResultsName('use')
host_name = host_nameLine.setResultsName('host_name')
alias = aliasLine.setResultsName('alias')
ip_address = ip_addressLine.setResultsName('ip_address')

host_stmt = (use + host_name + alias + ip_address)
host = hostDef + LBRACE + host_stmt  + RBRACE

test_file = OneOrMore(host) + stringEnd

# test
x = test_file.parseString(sample)
print x.dump()
print
print x.asXML('Hosts')
print
print x.asList()
print

print 'finished'

Looks like this is a bug in asXML(). Note that if I reverse the use
and host_name strings in the input and in your grammar, I get this XML
output:

<Hosts>
<ITEM>host-01</ITEM>
<use>generic</use>
<alias>host alias xyz</alias>
<ip_address>10.0.0.1</ip_address>
</Hosts>

Fortunately, you have provided a nice short test case, which should
allow me to track down the problem.

Thanks,
-- Paul

 

[name]

Looks like this is a bug in asXML(). Note that if I reverse the use
and host_name strings in the input and in your grammar, I get this XML
output:

<Hosts>
<ITEM>host-01</ITEM>
<use>generic</use>
<alias>host alias xyz</alias>
<ip_address>10.0.0.1</ip_address>
</Hosts>

Fortunately, you have provided a nice short test case, which should
allow me to track down the problem.

Thanks,
-- Paul

You are welcome! And I would like to thank you for this outstanding tool!

Thanks,
Bernhard

 

[Paul McGuire]

Hi,

I try to parse a file with pyparsing and get this output:

    ['generic', 'host-01', 'host alias xyz', '10.0.0.1']
    - alias: host alias xyz
    - host_name: ['host-01']
    - ip_address: ['10.0.0.1']
    - use: ['generic']

    <Hosts>
      <ITEM>generic</ITEM>
      <host_name>host-01</host_name>
      <alias>host alias xyz</alias>
      <ip_address>10.0.0.1</ip_address>
    </Hosts>

    ['generic', 'host-01', 'host alias xyz', '10.0.0.1']

    finished

What I don't understand is why I get the line

    <ITEM>generic</ITEM>

and not

    <use>generic</use>

as there is an associated name in the dump() output.

Thank you very much in advance for any clue or help you could
provide.

The code:
---------

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pyparsing import *

sample = """
define host{
  use                   generic
  host_name             host-01
  alias                 host alias xyz
  address                       10.0.0.1}

"""

# define tokens
LBRACE,RBRACE = map(Suppress, '{}')
ipAddress = Combine(Word(nums) + ('.' + Word(nums))*3)
useTemplate = oneOf('generic user')

# define grammar

deviceName = Word(alphanums+'-')
hostDef = Literal('define').suppress() + Literal('host').suppress()
useLine = Suppress('use') + useTemplate + Suppress(SkipTo(lineEnd))
host_nameLine = Suppress('host_name') + deviceName + Suppress(SkipTo
(lineEnd))
aliasLine = Suppress('alias') + SkipTo(lineEnd)
aliasLine.setParseAction(lambda x: ' '.join(x[0].split()))
ip_addressLine = Suppress('address') + ipAddress

use = useLine.setResultsName('use')
host_name = host_nameLine.setResultsName('host_name')
alias = aliasLine.setResultsName('alias')
ip_address = ip_addressLine.setResultsName('ip_address')

host_stmt = (use + host_name + alias + ip_address)
host = hostDef + LBRACE + host_stmt  + RBRACE

test_file = OneOrMore(host) + stringEnd

# test
x = test_file.parseString(sample)
print x.dump()
print
print x.asXML('Hosts')
print
print x.asList()
print

print 'finished'

Try downloading the latest pyparsing.py file from the SourceForge SVN
repository. This bug should be fixed in the latest version.

-- Paul