Add third arg to split(). Add capwords() -- which uses that.

gvanrossum · gvanrossum · commit 4cc4ab173527 · 1996-06-11T18:45:15.000Z
diff --git a/Lib/regsub.py b/Lib/regsub.py
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ def gsub(pat, repl, str):
 # Split string str in fields separated by delimiters matching pattern
 # pat.  Only non-empty matches for the pattern are considered, so e.g.
 # split('abc', '') returns ['abc'].
+# When the optional 3rd argument is true, the separators are also
+# inserted to the list.
 
-def split(str, pat):
+def split(str, pat, retain = 0):
 	prog = compile(pat)
 	res = []
 	start = next = 0
@@ -64,11 +66,23 @@ def split(str, pat):
 				break
 		else:
 			res.append(str[start:a])
+			if retain:
+				res.append(str[a:b])
 			start = next = b
 	res.append(str[start:])
 	return res
 
 
+# Capitalize words split using a pattern
+
+def capwords(str, pat):
+	import string
+	words = split(str, pat, 1)
+	for i in range(0, len(words), 2):
+		words[i] = string.capitalize(words[i])
+	return string.joinfields(words, "")
+
+
 # Internal subroutines:
 # compile(pat): compile a pattern, caching already compiled patterns
 # expand(repl, regs, str): expand \digit escapes in replacement string
