freebsd-ports/textproc/py-martel/pkg-descr
Johann Visagie e54e3e4e10 - Updat to version 0.6
- Since Martel is currently only maintained as part of the Biopython
  distribution, switch to a using locally maintained distfile culled from the
  Biopython CVS repo, including the "doc" subdirectory from Martel 0.5
2001-10-18 10:51:57 +00:00

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Martel is a parser generator, written in Python, which takes a regular
expression grammar for a file format and turns the resultant parsed tree into
a set of callback events emulating the XML/SAX API.
Essentially this means that existing and readily available XML tools can be
used to parse non-XML flat file formats.
Martel was originally intended for use in biocomputing applications (such as
Biopython - http://www.biopython.org/) where there is often a need to parse
flat and semi-structured legacy file formats. However, it is generally
applicable to the parsing of such files in all fields of endeavour.
Author: Andrew Dalke <dalke@dalkescientific.com>
WWW: http://www.dalkescientific.com/Martel/
See also: http://www.biopython.org/~dalke/Martel/
-- Johann Visagie <wjv@FreeBSD.org>