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Lab 6: Text parsing (Python)
Objective
Count the number of words, characters and identify patterns in a string. Use this story.txt for
parsing.
Action
1. Count the number of words and characters in a string using a list data structure. Create a
histogram of words in any software of your choice.
2. Repeat step 1 and use a dictionary data structure.
3. Use regular expressions and extract phone numbers and email addresses in a string. The
phone numbers and email addresses should be saved in a separate list data structure.
4. Extract the username from the email addresses saved in a list data structure in step 3 and
append @hotmail.com at the end of the extracted usernames.
Story in the text file:
Once on a time and twice on a time, and all times together as ever I heard tell of, there was a tiny
lassie who would weep all day to have the stars in the sky to play with; she wouldnt have this, and
she wouldnt have that, but it was always the stars she would have. So one fine day off she went to
find them. And she walked and she walked and she walked, till by-and-by she came to a mill-dam.
Goodeen to ye, says she, Im seeking the stars in the sky to play with. Have you seen any?
Oh, yes, my bonnie lassie, said the mill-dam. They shine in my own face o nights till I cant sleep
for them. Jump in and perhaps youll find one.
So she jumped in, and swam about and swam about and swam about, but neer a one could she
see. So she went on till she came to a brooklet.
Goodeen to ye, Brooklet, Brooklet, says she; Im seeking the stars in the sky to play with. Have you
seen any?
Yes, indeed, my bonny lassie, said the Brooklet. They glint on my banks at night. Paddle about,
and maybe youll find one.
So she paddled and she paddled and she paddled, but neer a one did she find. So on she went till
she came to the Good Folk.
Goodeen to ye, Good Folk, says she; Im looking for the stars in the sky to play with. Have ye seen
eer a one?
Why, yes, my bonny lassie, said the Good Folk. They shine on the grass here o night. Dance with
us, and maybe youll find one.
And she danced and she danced and she danced, but neer a one did she see. So down she sate;
I suppose she wept.
Oh dearie me, oh dearie me, says she, Ive swam and Ive paddled and Ive danced, and if yell not
help me I shall never find the stars in the sky to play with.
But the Good Folk whispered together, and one of them came up to her and took her by the hand
and said, If you wont go home to your mother, go forward, go forward; mind you take the right
road. Ask Four Feet to carry you to No Feet at all, and tell No Feet at all to carry you to the stairs
without steps, and if you can climb that
Oh, shall I be among the stars in the sky then? cried the lassie.
If youll not be, then youll be elsewhere, said the Good Folk, and set to dancing again.
So on she went again with a light heart, and by-and-by she came to a saddled horse, tied to a
tree.
Goodeen to ye, Beast, said she; Im seeking the stars in the sky to play with. Will you give me a lift,
for all my bones are an-aching.
Nay, said the horse, I know nought of the stars in the sky, and Im here to do the bidding of the
Good Folk, and not my own will.
Well, said she, its from the Good Folk I come, and they bade me tell Four Feet to carry me to No
Feet at all.
Thats another story, said he; jump up and ride with me.
So they rode and they rode and they rode, till they got out of the forest and found themselves at
the edge of the sea. And on the water in front of them was a wide glistening path running straight
out towards a beautiful thing that rose out of the water and went up into the sky, and was all the
colours in the world, blue and red and green, and wonderful to look at.
Now get you down, said the horse; Ive brought ye to the end of the land, and thats as much as
Four Feet can do. I must away home to my own folk.
But, said the lassie, wheres No Feet at all, and wheres the stair without steps?
I know not, said the horse, its none of my business neither. So goodeen to ye, my bonny lassie;
and off he went.
So the lassie stood still and looked at the water, till a strange kind of fish came swimming up to her
feet.
Goodeen to ye, big Fish, says she, Im looking for the stars in the sky, and for the stairs that climb
up to them. Will ye show me the way?
Nay, said the Fish, I cant unless you bring me word from the Good Folk.
Yes, indeed, said she. They said Four Feet would bring me to No Feet at all, and No Feet at all
would carry me to the stairs without steps.
Get on my back and hold fast.
Ah, well, said the Fish; thats all right then. Get on my back and hold fast.
And off he wentKerplash!into the water, along the silver path, towards the bright arch. And the
nearer they came the brighter the sheen of it, till she had to shade her eyes from the light of it.
And as they came to the foot of it, she saw it was a broad bright road, sloping up and away into
the sky, and at the far, far end of it she could see wee shining things dancing about.
Now, said the Fish, here you are, and yons the stair; climb up, if you can, but hold on fast. Ill
warrant you find the stair easier at home than by such a way; t was neer meant for lassies feet to
travel; and off he splashed through the water.
So she clomb and she clomb and she clomb, but neer a step higher did she get: the light was
before her and around her, and the water behind her, and the more she struggled the more she
was forced down into the dark and the cold, and the more she clomb the deeper she fell.
But she clomb and she clomb, till she got dizzy in the light and shivered with the cold, and dazed
with the fear; but still she clomb, till at last, quite dazed and silly-like, she let clean go, and sank
downdowndown.
And bang she came on to the hard boards, and found herself sitting, weeping and wailing, by the
bedside at home all alone.
-----
The story is written by
Roger Federer &
Serina Williams
You can connect with the author at [rfederer@tennis.com] and [swilliams@tennis.com]
Admin contact number: 1-888-111-2222

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Lab 6 Text parsing Python Objective Count the number of w.pdf

  • 1. Lab 6: Text parsing (Python) Objective Count the number of words, characters and identify patterns in a string. Use this story.txt for parsing. Action 1. Count the number of words and characters in a string using a list data structure. Create a histogram of words in any software of your choice. 2. Repeat step 1 and use a dictionary data structure. 3. Use regular expressions and extract phone numbers and email addresses in a string. The phone numbers and email addresses should be saved in a separate list data structure. 4. Extract the username from the email addresses saved in a list data structure in step 3 and append @hotmail.com at the end of the extracted usernames. Story in the text file: Once on a time and twice on a time, and all times together as ever I heard tell of, there was a tiny lassie who would weep all day to have the stars in the sky to play with; she wouldnt have this, and she wouldnt have that, but it was always the stars she would have. So one fine day off she went to find them. And she walked and she walked and she walked, till by-and-by she came to a mill-dam. Goodeen to ye, says she, Im seeking the stars in the sky to play with. Have you seen any? Oh, yes, my bonnie lassie, said the mill-dam. They shine in my own face o nights till I cant sleep for them. Jump in and perhaps youll find one. So she jumped in, and swam about and swam about and swam about, but neer a one could she see. So she went on till she came to a brooklet. Goodeen to ye, Brooklet, Brooklet, says she; Im seeking the stars in the sky to play with. Have you seen any? Yes, indeed, my bonny lassie, said the Brooklet. They glint on my banks at night. Paddle about, and maybe youll find one. So she paddled and she paddled and she paddled, but neer a one did she find. So on she went till she came to the Good Folk. Goodeen to ye, Good Folk, says she; Im looking for the stars in the sky to play with. Have ye seen eer a one? Why, yes, my bonny lassie, said the Good Folk. They shine on the grass here o night. Dance with us, and maybe youll find one. And she danced and she danced and she danced, but neer a one did she see. So down she sate; I suppose she wept. Oh dearie me, oh dearie me, says she, Ive swam and Ive paddled and Ive danced, and if yell not help me I shall never find the stars in the sky to play with. But the Good Folk whispered together, and one of them came up to her and took her by the hand and said, If you wont go home to your mother, go forward, go forward; mind you take the right road. Ask Four Feet to carry you to No Feet at all, and tell No Feet at all to carry you to the stairs without steps, and if you can climb that Oh, shall I be among the stars in the sky then? cried the lassie. If youll not be, then youll be elsewhere, said the Good Folk, and set to dancing again.
  • 2. So on she went again with a light heart, and by-and-by she came to a saddled horse, tied to a tree. Goodeen to ye, Beast, said she; Im seeking the stars in the sky to play with. Will you give me a lift, for all my bones are an-aching. Nay, said the horse, I know nought of the stars in the sky, and Im here to do the bidding of the Good Folk, and not my own will. Well, said she, its from the Good Folk I come, and they bade me tell Four Feet to carry me to No Feet at all. Thats another story, said he; jump up and ride with me. So they rode and they rode and they rode, till they got out of the forest and found themselves at the edge of the sea. And on the water in front of them was a wide glistening path running straight out towards a beautiful thing that rose out of the water and went up into the sky, and was all the colours in the world, blue and red and green, and wonderful to look at. Now get you down, said the horse; Ive brought ye to the end of the land, and thats as much as Four Feet can do. I must away home to my own folk. But, said the lassie, wheres No Feet at all, and wheres the stair without steps? I know not, said the horse, its none of my business neither. So goodeen to ye, my bonny lassie; and off he went. So the lassie stood still and looked at the water, till a strange kind of fish came swimming up to her feet. Goodeen to ye, big Fish, says she, Im looking for the stars in the sky, and for the stairs that climb up to them. Will ye show me the way? Nay, said the Fish, I cant unless you bring me word from the Good Folk. Yes, indeed, said she. They said Four Feet would bring me to No Feet at all, and No Feet at all would carry me to the stairs without steps. Get on my back and hold fast. Ah, well, said the Fish; thats all right then. Get on my back and hold fast. And off he wentKerplash!into the water, along the silver path, towards the bright arch. And the nearer they came the brighter the sheen of it, till she had to shade her eyes from the light of it. And as they came to the foot of it, she saw it was a broad bright road, sloping up and away into the sky, and at the far, far end of it she could see wee shining things dancing about. Now, said the Fish, here you are, and yons the stair; climb up, if you can, but hold on fast. Ill warrant you find the stair easier at home than by such a way; t was neer meant for lassies feet to travel; and off he splashed through the water. So she clomb and she clomb and she clomb, but neer a step higher did she get: the light was before her and around her, and the water behind her, and the more she struggled the more she was forced down into the dark and the cold, and the more she clomb the deeper she fell. But she clomb and she clomb, till she got dizzy in the light and shivered with the cold, and dazed with the fear; but still she clomb, till at last, quite dazed and silly-like, she let clean go, and sank downdowndown. And bang she came on to the hard boards, and found herself sitting, weeping and wailing, by the bedside at home all alone.
  • 3. ----- The story is written by Roger Federer & Serina Williams You can connect with the author at [rfederer@tennis.com] and [swilliams@tennis.com] Admin contact number: 1-888-111-2222