(x)
return x
normalize the path expression; outside jsonpath to allow testing
normalize the path expression; outside jsonpath to allow testing
normalize the path expression ; outside jsonpath to allow testing
def normalize(x):
    """normalize the path expression; outside jsonpath to allow testing"""
    subx = []

    # replace index/filter expressions with placeholders
    # Python anonymous functions (lambdas) are cryptic, hard to debug
    def f1(m):
        n = len(subx)  # before append
        g1 = m.group(1)
        subx.append(g1)
        ret = "[#%d]" % n
        #       print("f1:", g1, ret)
        return ret

    x = re.sub(r"[\['](\??\(.*?\))[\]']", f1, x)

    # added the negative lookbehind -krhodes
    x = re.sub(r"'?(?<!@)\.'?|\['?", ";", x)

    x = re.sub(r";;;|;;", ";..;", x)

    x = re.sub(r";$|'?\]|'$", "", x)

    # put expressions back
    def f2(m):
        g1 = m.group(1)
        #       print("f2:", g1)
        return subx[int(g1)]

    x = re.sub(r"#([0-9]+)", f2, x)

    return x
def normalize ( x ) : subx = [ ] # replace index/filter expressions with placeholders # Python anonymous functions (lambdas) are cryptic, hard to debug def f1 ( m ) : n = len ( subx ) # before append g1 = m . group ( 1 ) subx . append ( g1 ) ret = "[#%d]" % n #       print("f1:", g1, ret) return ret x = re . sub ( r"[\['](\??\(.*?\))[\]']" , f1 , x ) # added the negative lookbehind -krhodes x = re . sub ( r"'?(?<!@)\.'?|\['?" , ";" , x ) x = re . sub ( r";;;|;;" , ";..;" , x ) x = re . sub ( r";$|'?\]|'$" , "" , x ) # put expressions back def f2 ( m ) : g1 = m . group ( 1 ) #       print("f2:", g1) return subx [ int ( g1 ) ] x = re . sub ( r"#([0-9]+)" , f2 , x ) return x