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# 1  
Old 10-21-2015
Python Results Converted To C Struct Header File
I created python code that produce output in the form of:
Code:
moses-red-sea=1.00.03
genesis-snake=2.03
deliverance=5.0.010

I need to take this output and create a "C" header file and have it look like this:
Code:
struct {

        char *name;
        char *fixed_version;

} filename_versions[] = {

{"moses-red-sea","1.00.03"},
{"genesis-snake","2.03"},
{"deliverance","5.0.010"},
        {NULL, NULL}
};

I have looked at Python modules "struct":

https://docs.python.org/2/library/struct.html

and "ctype"

https://docs.python.org/2/library/ctypes.html

but am not sure if thats the ticket. Can someone shed some light? Thank you in advance.
# 2  
Old 10-21-2015
Its just more string processing. You don't need extra modules to do the job. Whatever code writes output in this form var=value , make it write as {"var","val"}
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# 3  
Old 10-22-2015
balajesuri, thank you for your response. So essentially just treat it as regular output and just redirect the output to a regular file (ex. versions.h) so it can be used by the existing C code in place correct?
# 4  
Old 10-22-2015
Yup. Something of this sort:

Code:
fh_out = open('versions.h', 'w')
...
...
fh_out.write('{"deliverance","5.0.010"},\n')
...
..
fh_out.close()

# 5  
Old 10-22-2015
Do not include this file in more than one C file in the same program, this would either cause mass duplication of the data, or symbol errors on compilation due to it being defined repeatedly in every file you use.
# 6  
Old 10-22-2015
Awesome, I will give you an update when its all said and done. Thanks
# 7  
Old 11-09-2015
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Here is a snippet of what I did to help anyone else out who is trying to do the samething:
Code:
dest=open('wp.h', 'a+')
dest.write('struct {\n')
dest.write('{0:>12} {1:6}\n'.format('char','*name;'))
dest.write('{0:>12} {1:16}\n\n'.format('char','*fixed_versions;'))
dest.write('} filename_versions[] = {\n\n')
   blah blah blah .....
dest.write('{0:>19}\n'.format('{NULL, NULL}'))
dest.write('{0}\n'.format('};'))
dest.close()

A sample output:
Code:
struct {

        char *name;
        char *fixed_version;

} filename_versions[] = {

{"moses-red-sea","1.00.03"},
{"genesis-snake","2.03"},
{"deliverance","5.0.010"},
        {NULL, NULL}
};
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