Question

How could one convert this to Python? The regex is used to match ipv4 addresses, but is there a better way to match this?

if ($line =~ m{\s+id\s+(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3}),\s+data\s+(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3}),\s+Type Transit\s+(\d{1,2})}) {
    $id = "$1.$2.$3.$4";
    $data = "$5.$6.$7.$8";
}

Answer 1

match = re.search(r"\s+id\s+(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3}),\s+data\s+(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3}),\s+Type Transit\s+(\d{1,2})", subject)
if match:
    id   = ".".join(match.group(1,2,3,4))
    data = ".".join(match.group(5,6,7,8))
else:
    # Match attempt failed