parameters: (self, patterns)
return_statement: return compiled_pattern_list
docstring: This compiles a pattern-string or a list of pattern-strings.
          Patterns must be a StringType, EOF, TIMEOUT, SRE_Pattern, or a list of
          those. Patterns may also be None which results in an empty list (you
          might do this if waiting for an EOF or TIMEOUT condition without
          expecting any pattern).
  
          This is used by expect() when calling expect_list(). Thus expect() is
          nothing more than::
  
               cpl = self.compile_pattern_list(pl)
               return self.expect_list(cpl, timeout)
  
          If you are using expect() within a loop it may be more
          efficient to compile the patterns first and then call expect_list().
          This avoid calls in a loop to compile_pattern_list()::
  
               cpl = self.compile_pattern_list(my_pattern)
               while some_condition:
                  ...
                  i = self.expect_list(clp, timeout)
                  ...
docstring_summary: This compiles a pattern-string or a list of pattern-strings.
          Patterns must be a StringType, EOF, TIMEOUT, SRE_Pattern, or a list of
          those. Patterns may also be None which results in an empty list (you
          might do this if waiting for an EOF or TIMEOUT condition without
          expecting any pattern).
docstring_tokens: This compiles a pattern - string or a list of pattern - strings . Patterns must be a StringType EOF TIMEOUT SRE_Pattern or a list of those . Patterns may also be None which results in an empty list ( you might do this if waiting for an EOF or TIMEOUT condition without expecting any pattern ) .
function: def compile_pattern_list(self, patterns):
  
          """This compiles a pattern-string or a list of pattern-strings.
          Patterns must be a StringType, EOF, TIMEOUT, SRE_Pattern, or a list of
          those. Patterns may also be None which results in an empty list (you
          might do this if waiting for an EOF or TIMEOUT condition without
          expecting any pattern).
  
          This is used by expect() when calling expect_list(). Thus expect() is
          nothing more than::
  
               cpl = self.compile_pattern_list(pl)
               return self.expect_list(cpl, timeout)
  
          If you are using expect() within a loop it may be more
          efficient to compile the patterns first and then call expect_list().
          This avoid calls in a loop to compile_pattern_list()::
  
               cpl = self.compile_pattern_list(my_pattern)
               while some_condition:
                  ...
                  i = self.expect_list(clp, timeout)
                  ...
          """
  
          if patterns is None:
              return []
          if type(patterns) is not types.ListType:
              patterns = [patterns]
  
          compile_flags = re.DOTALL # Allow dot to match \n
          if self.ignorecase:
              compile_flags = compile_flags | re.IGNORECASE
          compiled_pattern_list = []
          for p in patterns:
              if type(p) in types.StringTypes:
                  compiled_pattern_list.append(re.compile(p, compile_flags))
              elif p is EOF:
                  compiled_pattern_list.append(EOF)
              elif p is TIMEOUT:
                  compiled_pattern_list.append(TIMEOUT)
              elif type(p) is type(re.compile('')):
                  compiled_pattern_list.append(p)
              else:
                  raise TypeError ('Argument must be one of StringTypes, EOF, TIMEOUT, SRE_Pattern, or a list of those type. %s' % str(type(p)))
  
          return compiled_pattern_list
function_tokens: def compile_pattern_list ( self , patterns ) : if patterns is None : return [ ] if type ( patterns ) is not types . ListType : patterns = [ patterns ] compile_flags = re . DOTALL # Allow dot to match \n if self . ignorecase : compile_flags = compile_flags | re . IGNORECASE compiled_pattern_list = [ ] for p in patterns : if type ( p ) in types . StringTypes : compiled_pattern_list . append ( re . compile ( p , compile_flags ) ) elif p is EOF : compiled_pattern_list . append ( EOF ) elif p is TIMEOUT : compiled_pattern_list . append ( TIMEOUT ) elif type ( p ) is type ( re . compile ( '' ) ) : compiled_pattern_list . append ( p ) else : raise TypeError ( 'Argument must be one of StringTypes, EOF, TIMEOUT, SRE_Pattern, or a list of those type. %s' % str ( type ( p ) ) ) return compiled_pattern_list