gistfile1.txt

LINK_MATCHER = re.compile(r"""
    ^
            (?P<num>   [0-9]     +?) :
    \       (?P<name>  [^:]      +?) :
    \      <(?P<flags> [^>]      +?)>  # uppercase, comma-separated list of flags
    \       (?P<extra> .         *?)   # space-separated pairs of "key value"
    \ *\\\ *
    \ *link/(?P<link>  [^ ]      +?)
    \       (?P<addr>  [0-9a-f:] +?)
    \ brd\  (?P<brd>   [0-9a-f:] +?)
    $
    """, re.X | re.M)


ADDR_MATCHER = re.compile(r"""
    ^
             (?P<num>   [0-9]     +?) :
    \        (?P<name>  [^ ]       +)
    \ +
             (?P<type>  [^ ]       +)
    \        (?P<addr>  [^ ]       +)
    (?:
      \ brd\ (?P<brd>   [^ ]       +)
    )?
    \ scope\ (?P<scope> [^ ]       +)
    (?:
    \        (?P<alias> [^\\] [^ ] +)
    )?
    (?:
      \ \\\ +
             (?P<extra> .         *?)
    )?
    $
    """, re.X | re.M)