Extract sentences in nested parentheses using Python

Question

I have multiple .txt files in a directory. Here is a sample of one of my .txt files:

kkkkk;

  select xx(\"xE\'\", PU         


        

Answer 1

I would say my solution is not the optimised one, but it will solve your problem.

Solution (Just replace test.txt with your file name)

result = []
with open('test.txt','r') as fd:
    # To keep track of '(' and ')' parentheses
    parentheses_stack = []
    # To keep track of complete word wrapped by ()
    complete_word = []
    # Iterate through each line in file
    for words in fd.readlines():
        # Iterate each character in a line
        for char in list(words):
            # Initialise the parentheses_stack when you find the first open '(' 
            if char == '(':
                parentheses_stack.append(char)
            # Pop one open '(' from parentheses_stack when you find a ')'
            if char == ')':
                if not parentheses_stack = []:
                    parentheses_stack.pop()
                if parentheses_stack == []:
                    complete_word.append(char)
            # Collect characters in between the first '(' and last ')'
            if not parentheses_stack == []:
                complete_word.append(char)
            else:
                if not complete_word == []:
                    # Push the complete_word once you poped all '(' from parentheses_stack
                    result.append(''.join(complete_word))
                    complete_word = []



for res in result:
    print(res)

Result:

WS:python rameshrv$ python3 /Users/rameshrv/Documents/python/test.py
("xE'", PUT(xx.xxxx.),"'")
("TRUuuuth")
(
SELECT abc AS abc1, abc_2_ AS efg, abc_fg, fkdkfj_vv, jjsflkl_ff, fjkdsf_jfkj
    FROM &xxx..xxx_xxx_xxE
where ((xxx(xx_ix as format 'xxxx-xx') gff &jfjfsj_jfjfj.) and 
      (xxx(xx_ix as format 'xxxx-xx') lec &jgjsd_vnv.))
 )
("xE'", PUT(xx.xxxx.),"'")
()
("CUuuiiiiuth")
(SELECT abc AS abc1, abc_2_ AS efg, abc_fg, fkdkfj_vv, jjsflkl_ff, fjkdsf_jfkj
    FROM &xxx..xxx_xxx_xxE
where ((xxx(xx_ix as format 'xxxx-xx') gff &jfjfsj_jfjfj.) and 
      (xxx(xx_ix as format 'xxxx-xx') lec &jgjsd_vnv.))(( ))
 )