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Parse Manufacturer

Description​

The parse_manufacturer function processes a manufacturer string and returns a standardized manufacturer name. If the string contains "Intel", "AMD", "Broadcom", or "ARM", the function returns a corresponding standardized name. If no match is found, it returns the original manufacturer string.

Function Signature:​

def parse_manufacturer(manufacturer: str) -> str:

Parameters​

  • manufacturer (str): The manufacturer string to parse.

Returns​

  • str: A standardized manufacturer name (e.g., "Intel", "AMD", "Broadcom", "ARM") or the original manufacturer string if no match is found.

Example Usage​

Here’s an example of how the function works:

manufacturer = "Intel Corporation"
parsed_manufacturer = parse_manufacturer(manufacturer)
print(parsed_manufacturer)

Example Output:​

Intel

Code​

def parse_manufacturer(manufacturer: str) -> str:

    if "Intel" in manufacturer:
        return "Intel"
    elif "AMD" in manufacturer:
        return "AMD"
    elif "Broadcom" in manufacturer:
        return "Broadcom"
    elif "ARM" in manufacturer:
        return "ARM"
    else:
        return manufacturer

Errors and Exceptions​

  • This function does not explicitly raise exceptions. If the manufacturer string does not contain any of the specified keywords, it simply returns the original string.

Notes​

This function is useful for standardizing manufacturer names, particularly when dealing with various vendor identifiers in strings. It simplifies the categorization and comparison of manufacturers.