One of the most important re methods that use regular expressions is sub.Syntaxre.sub(pattern, repl, string, max=0)This method replaces all occurrences of the RE pattern in string with repl, substituting all occurrences unless max provided. This method returns modified string.Example Live Demo#!/usr/bin/python import re phone = "2004-959-559 # This is Phone Number" # Delete Python-style comments num = re.sub(r'#.*$', "", phone) print "Phone Num : ", num # Remove anything other than digits num = re.sub(r'\D', "", phone) print "Phone Num : ", numOutputWhen the above code is executed, it produces the following result −Phone Num : 2004-959-559 Phone Num : 2004959559Read More

Python offers two different primitive operations based on regular expressions: match checks for a match only at the beginning of the string, while search checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does by default).Example Live Demo#!/usr/bin/python import re line = "Cats are smarter than dogs"; matchObj = re.match( r'dogs', line, re.M|re.I) if matchObj:    print "match --> matchObj.group() : ", matchObj.group() else:    print "No match!!" searchObj = re.search( r'dogs', line, re.M|re.I) if searchObj:    print "search --> searchObj.group() : ", searchObj.group() else:    print "Nothing found!!"OutputWhen the above code is executed, it produces the following ... Read More

This function searches for first occurrence of RE pattern within string with optional flags.SyntaxHere is the syntax for this function −re.search(pattern, string, flags=0)Here is the description of the parameters −Sr.No.Parameter & Description1patternThis is the regular expression to be matched.2stringThis is the string, which would be searched to match the pattern at the beginning of string.3flagsYou can specify different flags using bitwise OR (|). These are modifiers, which are listed in the table below.The re.search function returns a match object on success, none on failure. We use group(num) or groups() function of match object to get matched expression.Sr.No.Match Object Method & Description1group(num=0)This method returns entire match ... Read More

Data hiding is also known as data encapsulation and it is the process of hiding the implementation of specific parts of the application from the user. Data hiding combines members of class thereby restricting direct access to the members of the class. Data hiding plays a major role in making an application secure and more robust Data hiding in Python Data hiding in python is a technique of preventing methods and variables of a class from being accessed directly outside of the class in which the methods and variables are initialized. Data hiding of essential member function prevents the end ... Read More

Suppose you have created a Vector class to represent two-dimensional vectors, what happens when you use the plus operator to add them? Most likely Python will yell at you.You could, however, define the __add__ method in your class to perform vector addition and then the plus operator would behave as per expectation −Example Live Demo#!/usr/bin/python class Vector:    def __init__(self, a, b):       self.a = a       self.b = b    def __str__(self):       return 'Vector (%d, %d)' % (self.a, self.b)    def __add__(self, other):       return Vector(self.a + other.a, self.b + other.b) v1 = ... Read More

Following table lists some generic functionality that you can override in your own classes −Sr.No.Method, Description & Sample Call1__init__ ( self [,args...] )Constructor (with any optional arguments)Sample Call : obj = className(args)2__del__( self )Destructor, deletes an objectSample Call : del obj3__repr__( self )Evaluable string representationSample Call : repr(obj)4__str__( self )Printable string representationSample Call : str(obj)5__cmp__ ( self, x )Object comparisonSample Call : cmp(obj, x)

Python deletes unneeded objects (built-in types or class instances) automatically to free the memory space. The process by which Python periodically reclaims blocks of memory that no longer are in use is termed Garbage Collection.Python's garbage collector runs during program execution and is triggered when an object's reference count reaches zero. An object's reference count changes as the number of aliases that point to it changes.An object's reference count increases when it is assigned a new name or placed in a container (list, tuple, or dictionary). The object's reference count decreases when it's deleted with del, its reference is reassigned, or ... Read More

In this article, we will explain to you the built-in class attributes in python The built-in class attributes provide us with information about the class. Using the dot (.) operator, we may access the built-in class attributes. The built-in class attributes in python are listed below − Attributes Description __dict__ Dictionary containing the class namespace __doc__ If there is a class documentation class, this returns it. Otherwise, None __name__ Class name. __module__ Module name in which the class is defined. This attribute is "__main__" in interactive mode. __bases__ ... Read More

To create instances of a class, you call the class using class name and pass in whatever arguments its __init__ method accepts."This would create first object of Employee class" emp1 = Employee("Zara", 2000) "This would create second object of Employee class" emp2 = Employee("Manni", 5000)You access the object's attributes using the dot (.) operator with object. Class variable would be accessed using class name as follows −emp1.displayEmployee() emp2.displayEmployee() print "Total Employee %d" % Employee.empCountExampleNow, putting all the concepts together − Live Demo#!/usr/bin/python class Employee:    'Common base class for all employees'    empCount = 0    def __init__(self, name, salary):       ... Read More

The class statement creates a new class definition. The name of the class immediately follows the keyword class followed by a colon as follows −class ClassName: 'Optional class documentation string' class_suiteThe class has a documentation string, which can be accessed via ClassName.__doc__.The class_suite consists of all the component statements defining class members, data attributes and functions.ExampleFollowing is the example of a simple Python class −class Employee:    'Common base class for all employees'    empCount = 0    def __init__(self, name, salary):       self.name = name       self.salary = salary       Employee.empCount += 1    def displayCount(self): ... Read More