Function strip_between

pattern/web/__init__.py:790–795

Removes anything between (and including) string a and b inside the given string.

(a, b, string)

    return string

def strip_between(a, b, string):
    """ Removes anything between (and including) string a and b inside the given string.
    """
    p = "%s.*?%s" % (a, b)
    p = re.compile(p, re.DOTALL | re.I)
    return re.sub(p, "", string)

def strip_javascript(html):
    return strip_between("<script.*?>", "</script>", html)