[jone kim]

I've to validate the entered user name but I do not know how to do it.regex might be like this Regex(@"^[A-z][A-z|\.|\s]+$"); but I do not know how to implement regular expression in python via a class.
class name:

def __int__(name):
		self.name = name
	def validateName(name):
    ### regex (@"^[A-z][A-z|\.|\s]+$");

[atraub]

So, you need a python regex example?

IF you're asking about structure, something like this would work fine:

if isValidName(userName):
    #do something
else:
    #do something else

This post has been edited by atraub: 18 May 2012 - 06:46 AM

[jone kim]

atraub, on 18 May 2012 - 06:44 AM, said:

So, you need a python regex example?

IF you're asking about structure, something like this would work fine:

if isValidName(userName):
    #do something
else:
    #do something else

I've already seen the regular expressions in python. But I can not understand that. will you provide me the code for my query?

[atraub]

re.search returns a match object if a match is found and returns None if a match is not found. So, here's what looks right to me:

import re

def isValidUsername(username):
    return re.search("^[A-z][A-z|\.|\s]+$",username) != None

I'm not much of a regular expression guy, so let me know if it doesn't work.

[Dogstopper]

jone kim, on 18 May 2012 - 02:51 AM, said:

I've to validate the entered user name but I do not know how to do it.regex might be like this Regex(@"^[A-z][A-z|\.|\s]+$"); but I do not know how to implement regular expression in python via a class.
class name:

def __int__(name):
		self.name = name
	def validateName(name):
    ### regex (@"^[A-z][A-z|\.|\s]+$");

What do you mean by "via a class"? You mean if there is a class, object, or module that will do this for you? Then yes, the re module will give you the functionality you want. re.search() or re.match() will do what you want. Simply put regex in the quotes. One suggestion that I'd make on atraub's example would be to always use raw strings with regex.

import re

def isValidUsername(username):
    return re.search(r'^[A-z][A-z|\.|\s]+$',username) != None

[atraub]

ahh yes, good call Dogstopper.