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First solution in Clear category for Unix Match. Part 1 by Kurush
import re
def unix_match(filename: str, pattern: str) -> bool:
pattern = re.escape(pattern)
pattern = pattern.replace('\*', '(.*)')
pattern = pattern.replace('\?', '(.{1})')
re_pattern = re.compile(pattern)
res = re_pattern.search(filename)
if res == None: return False
return filename == res.group(0)
if __name__ == '__main__':
print("Example:")
print(unix_match('somefile.txt', '*'))
# These "asserts" are used for self-checking and not for an auto-testing
assert unix_match('somefile.txt', '*') == True
assert unix_match('other.exe', '*') == True
assert unix_match('my.exe', '*.txt') == False
assert unix_match('log1.txt', 'log?.txt') == True
assert unix_match('log12.txt', 'log?.txt') == False
assert unix_match('log12.txt', 'log??.txt') == True
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May 4, 2021
