""" Name processor that splits name values with multiple values into their components. """ import re def create(func): """ Create a name processing function that splits name values with multiple values into their components. The optional parameter 'delimiters' can be used to define the characters that should be used for splitting. The default is ',;'. """ regexp = re.compile('[{}]'.format(func.get('delimiters', ',;'))) def _process(obj): if not obj.names: return new_names = [] for name in obj.names: split_names = regexp.split(name.name) if len(split_names) == 1: new_names.append(name) else: new_names.extend(name.clone(name=n) for n in split_names) obj.names = new_names return _process