annotate flatten_lines.py @ 317:de23e595bb5c
experiments with line flattening
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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:08:22 -0500 |
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1 import doctest
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2 def flatten(texts):
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3 '''
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4 >>> flatten([['cow', 'cat'], '', 'fish', ['bird']])
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5 ['cow', 'cat', 'fish', 'bird']
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6 '''
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7 result = []
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8 if isinstance(texts, basestring):
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9 result.extend(texts.splitlines())
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10 else:
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11 for text in texts:
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12 result.extend(flatten(text))
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13 result = [r.strip() for r in result if r.strip()]
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14 return result
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15 doctest.testmod()
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