The IS_LINE_JUNK() function of Python difflib module

Function Signature:

IS_LINE_JUNK(line)

Parameters:

line - The line to be tested whether it is junk as per the difflib module. 

Overview:

  • The function IS_LINE_JUNK() of Python difflib deems a line as junk when it finds the line contains only a " " or "#" character.
  • The function can be used as an argument to the parameter linejunk of the difflib.ndiff() function.

Example:

# Example Python program that finds

# whether a given line is junk as per

# the difflib module

import difflib

# Line containing character "#" and " "

line = "Suite number #001"

isJunk = difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK(line)

print("The line is junk:{}".format(isJunk))

 

# Line containing single "#" character

line = "#"

isJunk = difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK(line)

print("The line is junk:{}".format(isJunk))

 

# Line containing single " " character

line = " "

isJunk = difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK(line)

print("The line is junk:{}".format(isJunk))

Output:

The line is junk:False
The line is junk:True
The line is junk:True

 


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