#ix_grep_v00.py
def ix_grep_v00(targetStr,file,splitStr,stripStr,commStr):
    #by D@CC
    #on 2023LDec03
    #status: works well
    #parm1: targetStr, string to find in file
    #parm2 file,       fileName eg ix_eDict.txt
    #     file="/home/pi/IX_assets/ix/ix_eDict.txt"
    #parm3 splitStr,   "="
    #parm4 stripStr eg '"'
    #parm5 comment character eg "#"
    #returns: last result

    #Purpose: grep-like targetStr in file
    #          ignore comments (begin with "#" selectable)
    #          split on splitStr eg "=" unless null
    #          strip unprintables
    #          if any '"'
    #             strip '"' beg and end '"'

    # Note: if splitStr="", it works like grep
    #         except only returns the last record found
    #         except optionally skips all comment recs

    # Note: if targetStr is null, the file is loaded into a list
    #        one record per item in the list
    #        comment records are ignored
    #    D@CC uses this mode
    # result=ix_grep(parm1,file,"=",'"',"#")#one rec containing 1 value, skip #    #print("30 targetStr:"+targetStr)
    if targetStr=="":
        #
        print("creatng list")
        result=[]    #making a list in result
        f=open(file,"r")
        for rec in f:
            rec=rec.strip("\n")
            #print("read rec:"+rec)
            if not rec[0:1]==commStr:
                result.append(rec)
            #of emd
            #result.append("record ",cnt)
        #for end
        return result
    else:
        pass    #process this target string
    #if end
    #print("48 targetStr:"+targetStr)
    cnt=0
    result="none"
    for rec in open("ix_eDict.txt"):
    
        #result="none"
        cnt+=1
        #print("at 55 rec:"+rec)
        if not rec[0:1]==commStr:
            #if cnt==7:
            if True:
                if splitStr=="":
                    #print("at 40 splitStr is null")
                    colT=rec.find(targetStr)
                    if colT>-1:
                        #print("at 63, returning whole rec (like greb)")
                        result=rec
                    #if end
                else:  #splitStr is not null
                    #print("at 67 rec:"+rec)
                    rec=rec.strip("\n")

                    #print("at 50 splitStr:"+splitStr)
                    colTarget=rec.find(splitStr) 
                    #print("at 72 colTarget:",colTarget)

                    if colTarget>-1:
                        #print("at 75 colTarget:",colTarget)
                        colSplit= rec.find(splitStr)
                        #print("at 77 colSplit:",colSplit)
                        if colSplit>-1:
                            target,strValue=rec.split(splitStr)
                            #print("at 80 target:"+target+":")
                            #print("at 81 targetStr:"+targetStr+":")                            
                            if target==targetStr :
                                #print("at 83 strValue:"+strValue+":")
                                strValue=strValue.strip()  # strips spaces
                                value=strValue.strip(stripStr)  # strips '"'
                                #print("at 86 target:"+target+":")
                                #print("at 87 cnt,value:",cnt,value+":")
                                result=value
                                #print("at 89 result:"+result+":")
                                return result
                            #if end  
                        #if end
                    #if end
                #if end
            #if end
        #if end
    #for end
    #print("at 98 result:"+result)
    return result
#def end ix_grep_v00()
#/#ix_grep_v00.py