Replacing Chars in URL

DAiki · 10-13-2008, 03:26 AM

Hi All,

Not familiar with python at all I need to write regexp or some other way to replace : within the url.

What I have are links like this /story/55571:83405 problem is that parser is taking last five digits as port number while it's actually query string parameter that site is using.

I can not use just use straight replace as that would foul up the http:// bit.

Trying to use this

Code:

def print_version(self, url):
   return re.sub(r'(\d):(\d)','\1/\2',url)

But not luck yet...

Any ideas...

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 10-13-2008, 04:18 AM

Code:

url = ':'.join(url.split(':')[:-1])

DAiki · 10-13-2008, 04:41 AM

Thanks... I'm trying to replace : with / where would I insert that?

llasram · 10-13-2008, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAiki

Thanks... I'm trying to replace : with / where would I insert that?

Code:

url = url.replace(':', '/')

DAiki · 10-13-2008, 09:24 AM

Just in case anybody needs this sort of think in the future I end up doing just replace 2x

Code:

        url = url.replace(':','/')
        url = url.replace('http/','http:')

DAiki · 10-13-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by llasram

Code:

url = url.replace(':', '/')

TX that was my initial thinking until I realized that all : would be changed...

10-13-2008, 03:26 AM	#1
DAiki Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS 505	Replacing Chars in URL Hi All, Not familiar with python at all I need to write regexp or some other way to replace : within the url. What I have are links like this /story/55571:83405 problem is that parser is taking last five digits as port number while it's actually query string parameter that site is using. I can not use just use straight replace as that would foul up the http:// bit. Trying to use this Code: def print_version(self, url): return re.sub(r'(\d):(\d)','\1/\2',url) But not luck yet... Any ideas... Thanks

10-13-2008, 04:18 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Code: url = ':'.join(url.split(':')[:-1])

10-13-2008, 09:24 AM	#5
DAiki Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS 505	Just in case anybody needs this sort of think in the future I end up doing just replace 2x Code: url = url.replace(':','/') url = url.replace('http/','http:')

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DAiki Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS 505	Thanks... I'm trying to replace : with / where would I insert that?