Solved python regex raising exception “unmatched group”
If your a regex guru, and you know why you came here, you can go straight to the brief explanation. If not just keep reading. I found a workaround for python bug 1519638. It most definitely will not solve all of the puzzles out there but it stops breaking the sub method for replacing with [...]
July 11, 2008
Tags: backref, bug, exception, python, regex Posted in: All ENGLISH articles, Technical 
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A python function to capture an IP address or range
I recently needed a function that validates an IP address or network range. Since my python application will pass it as a parameter to iptables it needs to be correct and not ‘close to’. So I dug in … Validating an IP address or range with just a regex seems like self castigation. I looked [...]
June 12, 2008
Tags: address, ip, netmask, network, python, regex Posted in: All ENGLISH articles, Technical No Comments