Split syslog file in python

Links Linux\Rsyslog
Problem is some of the fields are sentences.
used http://rtoodtoo.net/2012/03/06/how-to-preserve-quoted-strings-in-split-in-python/ as starting point

Non generater version.

# nongenlog.py
#
# Sum up the number of bytes transferred in an Apache log file
# using a simple for-loop.   We're not using generators here.
import shlex
wwwlog = open("/var/log/apache2/access.log")
total = 0
for line in wwwlog:
    bytestr = shlex.split(line)[7]
    if bytestr != '-':
        total += int(bytestr)

print "Total", total

use python generator

# genlog.py
#
# Sum up the bytes transferred in an Apache server log using
# generator expressions
import shlex
wwwlog     = open("/var/log/apache2/access.log")
bytecolumn = (shlex.split(line)[7] for line in wwwlog)
bytes      = (int(x) for x in bytecolumn if x != '-')

print "Total", sum(bytes)

...

CategoryDevelopement