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Regular Expressions: Using Perl to Convert HTML to Latex

Perl and regex go so well together one of the most popular and common regex types is called Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions. In this hands-on lab, we're going to write a reusable script that can convert HTML documents to Latex using Perl and Perl-based regular expressions.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Published
Clock icon Nov 14, 2018

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Craft a script to convert HTML to Latex.

    Using Perl, create a script that will convert any HTML documentation to Latex using the standards provided in the instructions.

  2. Challenge

    Convert `regexcs.html` to Latex.

    Convert the provided HTML file to Latex; save as regexcs.latex.

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