search1.py

from pyparsing import *
import unittest


unicode_printables = u''.join(unichr(c) for c in xrange(65536)
                                        if not unichr(c).isspace())

word = Word(unicode_printables)


class ParserTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
    """ Tests the internals of the parser. """

    def assertMatch(self, parser, input):
        parser.parseString(input, parseAll=True)

    def assertNoMatch(self, parser, input):
        try:
            parser.parseString(input, parseAll=True)
        except ParseException:
            pass
        else:
            raise ValueError('match should fail', input)

    def test_word(self):
        self.assertMatch(word, 'john')
        self.assertNoMatch(word, 'john taylor')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()