Python parsing a .srt file with regex - Remove all, keep only text
import re
# remove the shortest line from statements.txt
with open("test.srt",'r') as read_file:
lines = read_file.readlines()
shortest = 10000 # used to compare line length
lineToDelete = " " # the line we want to remove
for line in lines:
if len(line) < shortest:
shortest = len(line)
lineToDelete = line
with open("test.srt",'w') as write_file:
for line in lines:
if line == lineToDelete:
pass
elif re.findall("^[0-9]+$", line):
pass
elif re.findall("(?:--> )", line):
pass
else:
write_file.write(line)
print("done")