├── README.md
└── scanner.py


/README.md:
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 1 | Text Scanner
 2 | The text scanner tool is a Python script that allows you to search for a specific line within a text document. It provides a simple and efficient way to find matches and extract relevant information from large files.
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 6 | Features
 7 |     
 8 |     • Searches for a specific line within a text document
 9 |     • Ignores punctuation and capitalization for more accurate matching
10 |     • Provides the matched line(s) as output
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14 | Usage
15 |    1. Ensure that you have Python 3 installed on your system.
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17 |    2. Clone this repository or download the scanner.py file.
18 |    3. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the scanner.py file is located.
19 |  
20 |     4. Run the script using the following command:
21 |        python3 scanner.py <line> <text_document>
22 |        Replace <line> with the line you want to search for, and <text_document> with the path to the text document you want to scan. The script will search for the provided line in the text document and display any matching lines found.
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24 | If you encounter any errors related to missing dependencies, make sure to install them using the pip package manager:
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26 | pip3 install argparse
27 | 
28 | pip3 install regex
29 | 
30 | Please note that the script assumes the input text document is in plain text format.
31 | Feel free to customize and modify the code as needed for your specific use case.
32 | 


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/scanner.py:
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 1 | import argparse
 2 | import re
 3 | 
 4 | def normalize_line(line):
 5 |     line = re.sub(r'[^\w\s]', '', line).lower()
 6 |     line = re.sub(r'\s+', '', line)
 7 |     return line
 8 | 
 9 | def scan_text_document(input_line, text_document):
10 |     with open(text_document, 'r') as file:
11 |         lines = file.readlines()
12 | 
13 |         normalized_input_line = normalize_line(input_line)
14 | 
15 |         for line in lines:
16 |             normalized_line = normalize_line(line)
17 | 
18 |             if normalized_input_line in normalized_line:
19 |                 print(f"Match found: {line.strip()}")
20 | 
21 | if __name__ == '__main__':
22 |     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Line Scanner Tool')
23 |     parser.add_argument('line', help='line to search for')
24 |     parser.add_argument('text_document', help='path to the text document')
25 | 
26 |     args = parser.parse_args()
27 | 
28 |     scan_text_document(args.line, args.text_document)
29 | 


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