push compareHostname

.gitignore

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+# Nick self-add
+
+# sensitive files that could not be shared
+rawFiles/
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]

README.md

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 # SW_PythonScripts
+
 Random Scripts for Making Life Easier
+
+## compareHostname.py
+
+Allows to compare between 2 text files, 'hostname="{...}"', and print out unique hostnames for easier management

compareHostname.py

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+import re
+
+def extract_hostnames(file_path):
+    hostname_pattern = r'hostname="([^"]+)"'
+    hostnames = set()  # Use a set to avoid duplicates within the same file
+
+    try:
+        with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            for line in file:
+                matches = re.findall(hostname_pattern, line)
+                hostnames.update(matches)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"File not found: {file_path}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+
+    return hostnames
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    file1 = "rawFiles/file1.txt"
+    file2 = "rawFiles/file2.txt"
+
+    hostnames_file1 = extract_hostnames(file1)
+    hostnames_file2 = extract_hostnames(file2)
+
+    # Find unduplicated hostnames
+    unique_to_file1 = hostnames_file1 - hostnames_file2
+    unique_to_file2 = hostnames_file2 - hostnames_file1
+
+    print("Hostnames unique to file1:")
+    for hostname in unique_to_file1:
+        print(hostname)
+
+    print("\nHostnames unique to file2:")
+    for hostname in unique_to_file2:
+        print(hostname)