Common Patterns

Common parsing patterns and utilities.

This package contains pre-built parsers for commonly needed patterns.

Usage

Import the modules you need before defining your grammar:

from simpleparse.common import numbers, strings, comments

This makes the common productions available to all subsequent Parser instances.

Available Modules

Numbers Module

The simpleparse.common.numbers module provides:

• int / integer - Integer numbers

• float / floatnumber - Floating point numbers

• number - Either int or float

• hex - Hexadecimal numbers

• binary_number - Binary numbers

from simpleparse.common import numbers

grammar = '''
value := number
'''

Strings Module

The simpleparse.common.strings module provides:

• string - Python-style strings with escapes

• simpleString - Simple quoted strings

from simpleparse.common import strings

grammar = '''
value := string
'''

Comments Module

The simpleparse.common.comments module provides:

• c_comment - C-style /* ... */ comments

• hash_comment - Python-style # ... comments

• semicolon_comment - INI-style ; ... comments

from simpleparse.common import comments

grammar = '''
line := statement, semicolon_comment?
'''

ISO Date Module

The simpleparse.common.iso_date module provides ISO 8601 date parsing.

Character Types Module

The simpleparse.common.chartypes module provides character classification patterns like uppercase, lowercase, digits, etc.