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Thursday, November 20, 2014

How to comment multiple lines in TCL

1st method :

# sadhfkhfksd \
sdfjkljdsf \
afls;dfksd \
asfj;lkgfsd \

sdfsdkgj

2nd method:

if {0} {
----
---
---
}

In python

In Python, you can comment multiple lines using triple quotes (`'''` or `"""`). Here's how:

```python
'''
This is a multiline comment.
You can write multiple lines here.
'''
```

or

```python
"""
This is another multiline comment.
You can also write multiple lines here.
"""
```

Alternatively, you can comment each line separately using the `#` character:

```python
# This is line 1 of the comment
# This is line 2 of the comment
# And so on...
```

Both methods are commonly used in Python to provide comments that span multiple lines, and the choice between them depends on personal preference and the specific context of your code.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

parser proc in tcl

proc args_parser {args} {
    set length [llength $args]
    puts "Length of the args is $length"
    for { set i 0 } { $i < $length } { incr i } {
        set arg_name [lindex $args $i]
        incr i
        set arguments($arg_name) [lindex $args $i]
    }
    return [array get arguments]
}

proc b {args} {
    array set ar [eval args_parser $args]
    set name $ar(-name)
    set age $ar(-age)
    set country $ar(-country)
    set location $ar(-location)
    puts "$name is aged $age\n";
    puts "$name is located at $location,$country\n";
}

b -name nawraj -age 30 -location bangalore -country India


Parser in Python:

In Python, a parser is a program or module that takes input data (usually in the form of a string or a file) and processes it according to a specified grammar or set of rules. The parser analyzes the input data and produces a structured representation of its components, which can then be further processed or manipulated by the program.

There are various types of parsers used for different purposes in Python:

1. **String Parsers**: These parsers operate on strings of characters and extract relevant information according to a specified pattern or format. Regular expressions (regex) are commonly used for string parsing tasks, allowing developers to define patterns that match specific text patterns within strings.

2. **File Parsers**: These parsers read data from files and extract structured information from the file contents. For example, parsers for file formats such as CSV (Comma-Separated Values), JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), XML (eXtensible Markup Language), and YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) are commonly used to parse data files in those formats.

3. **Syntax Parsers**: These parsers analyze the syntax of programming languages or data formats and produce a structured representation of the input data. For example, parsers for programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Java parse source code files and generate abstract syntax trees (ASTs) representing the structure and semantics of the code.

4. **Markup Parsers**: These parsers are specifically designed to parse markup languages such as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and XML. They analyze the hierarchical structure of markup documents and provide APIs for navigating and manipulating the document structure.

Python provides several libraries and modules for parsing different types of data:

- The `re` module for regular expressions.
- The `csv` module for parsing CSV files.
- The `json` module for parsing JSON data.
- The `xml.etree.ElementTree` module for parsing XML data.
- The `yaml` module for parsing YAML data.
- External libraries such as BeautifulSoup for HTML parsing and Ply for creating parsers for custom grammars.

Overall, parsers play a crucial role in extracting structured information from raw data, enabling developers to work with data in a meaningful way within their Python programs.