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Convert xml subtitle file to srt format
I have a xml subtitle that looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><transcript>
<Item from="1.16" duration="4.68"><
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1answer
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Python: Move lines backward in a textfile
Imagine a text file which contains random text and two unique markers
01 text text text
02 text text text
03 __DELETE_THIS_FIRST__
04 text text text
05 text text text
06 text text text
07 text text ...
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Pattern Matching and Delete the whole line
I want to delete all the Lines of File 1, if Column1 of File1 matches exactly with Column 1 File2.
File 1:
r001:21:10 21 AAAAAATTTGC * = XM:21
r002:21:10 21 YAAAATTTGC * ...
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5answers
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Replicate a column in a one-line CSV file
I have a file that consists of a single line:
a,x,b,c,d,e
I want to convert this into
a,x,b,x,c,x,d,x,e,x
Which is the easiest way to achieve this? A solution based on Python will be most ...
2
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1answer
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Count and merge consecutive patterns
I'm searching for a short snippet to find, count and merge consecutive duplicates using standard tools or a common scripting language.
Say our input is:
1 2 2 2 7 22 a b b c c c c c d dd 2 2 c c
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6answers
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What is the easiest way to check if column A and B values goes both ways with AWK? [closed]
What is the easiest way to check if column A and B values goes both ways?
Output to check:
Mike John
John Mike
Pamela Barbara
Barbara Pamela
Mike Paul
Roger Paul
Desired output
Mike <-> ...
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3answers
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How do I make python programs behave like proper unix tools?
I have a few Python scripts laying around, and I'm working on rewriting them. I have the same problem with all of them.
It's not obvious to me how to write the programs so that they behave like ...
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2answers
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What is the python equivalent of grep -v?
I like grep -v. I use it all the time. But I am also doing some text processing in python, and there is one crucial thing that I lack.
Usually, I use grep -v to take extraneous stuff out of text.
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2answers
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How to execute this particular shell command from Python?
OK, so, I have this non-functional shell script, which I am rewriting piece by piece in python, except I am getting an "unexpected "|" error" from the shell (see below):
#/bin/sh
LINES=`cat $@ | wc ...
