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daff_table_diff_comparison_with_highlighted_changes.py

python

Compares two lists of lists (tables) and produces a highlighted diff showing additi

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daff_table_diff_comparison_with_highlighted_changes.py
1import daff
2
3data1 = [
4    ['Country', 'Capital'],
5    ['Ireland', 'Dublin'],
6    ['France', 'Paris'],
7    ['Spain', 'Barcelona']
8]
9
10data2 = [
11    ['Country', 'Capital'],
12    ['Ireland', 'Dublin'],
13    ['France', 'Paris'],
14    ['Spain', 'Madrid'],
15    ['Germany', 'Berlin']
16]
17
18table1 = daff.PythonTableView(data1)
19table2 = daff.PythonTableView(data2)
20
21alignment = daff.Coopy.compareTables(table1, table2).align()
22
23data_diff = []
24table_diff = daff.PythonTableView(data_diff)
25
26flags = daff.CompareFlags()
27highlighter = daff.TableDiff(alignment, flags)
28highlighter.hilite(table_diff)
29
30# table_diff now contains the differences in a standard format
31# (e.g., with '+++', '---', and '->' markers)
32for row in data_diff:
33    print(row)