How to correct C code syntax errors from a file in Python?

Asked Jul 30 '20 at 20:30

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I have a very large .xlsx file(over 10000 lines of code) that contains a code written in C but has a lot of syntax errors and I need to convert it (using Python) to C code and syntax correct in C language. Is there a way to automatically check for syntax errors and fix it?

A sample code of code in that xlsx file:

raw=phys

Xposition=fDistX+MountingOffserLong+WheelBase
if (Xposition>255,75)
\{
raw = 255,75/0.0625
\}
else if (Xposition<0)
\{raw = 0
StatusMeasurementXX=0x3h (invalid)
ObjectInvalid = 1
\}
else
\{
raw = Xposition/0.0625
\}
/* ObjectInvalid flag will be..... */

if (ObjectInvalid<1) then
\{ do nothing \}
else
\{
raw=100
\}

And I want to transform that code to look like this:

raw=phys;

Xposition=fDistX+MountingOffserLong+WheelBase;
if (Xposition>255,75)
{
raw = 255,75/0.0625;
}
else if (Xposition<0)
{
raw = 0;
StatusMeasurementXX=0x3h; //(invalid)
ObjectInvalid = 1;
}
else
{
raw = Xposition/0.0625;
}
/* ObjectInvalid flag will be..... */

if (ObjectInvalid<1)
{}
else
{
raw=100;
}

edited Jul 30 '20 at 23:05

Saad_Alluhaidan

asked Jul 30 '20 at 20:30

Catalin Ionut

2

If that was possible, we wouldn't *have* syntax errors. – user2357112 Jul 30 '20 at 20:33
1

If all you want to do is strip the back slashes from the source, that ought to be easy enough: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3559559 – Robert Harvey Jul 30 '20 at 20:34
5

Why do you have a *spreadsheet* full of broken C in the first place, anyway? – user2357112 Jul 30 '20 at 20:35
Stripping out the back slashes won't fix all of your syntax errors, but it should fix most of them. You can then use a decent IDE on the rest. – Robert Harvey Jul 30 '20 at 20:36
1

Track down the source of the spreadsheet. Probably it is clean C code and the syntax errors have been introduced during the questionable process of putting it in there. – Yunnosch Jul 30 '20 at 20:45
Are those `255,75` ok, for you? Or they need some correction you didn't mention? – Roberto Caboni Jul 30 '20 at 22:32
1

Those are ok @RobertoCaboni – Catalin Ionut Jul 31 '20 at 03:29

How to correct C code syntax errors from a file in Python?

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