Thread: Problem with reg expression !
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Old 05-15-2020, 09:20 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by tonibat View Post
Doesn't work for me.
I have my files in format: [<author>] <title>.ext, for example:
[John Doe] Mybook.pdf

and I've tried several patterns:

\[(?P<author>[^_]+)\]\s(?P<title>.+)

\[<author>\]\s(?P<title>.+)

as well as some smpler ones:

\[<author>\]\s<title>

None of them works. All result in
Title: [John Doe] Mybook
Author: Unknown
So, the author is not parsed, it is all put into the title.

I have Calibre 1.25 in Linux
Really? Calibre 1.25? I would strongly recommend upgrading.

I don't have a version of calibre that old to test with. But, using the test in the Adding books page of the preferences, the first one above works correctly.
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