# (c) 2012-2014, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
#
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#
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#############################################

# Make coding more python3-ish
from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
__metaclass__ = type

import os

from ansible import constants as C
from . import InventoryParser

class InventoryIniParser(InventoryAggregateParser):

    CONDITION="is_file(%s)"

    def __init__(self, inven_directory):
        directory = inven_directory
        names = os.listdir(inven_directory)
        filtered_names = []

        # Clean up the list of filenames
        for filename in names:
            # Skip files that end with certain extensions or characters
            if any(filename.endswith(ext) for ext in C.DEFAULT_INVENTORY_IGNORE):
                continue
            # Skip hidden files
            if filename.startswith('.') and not filename.startswith('.{0}'.format(os.path.sep)):
                continue
            # These are things inside of an inventory basedir
            if filename in ("host_vars", "group_vars", "vars_plugins"):
                continue
            fullpath = os.path.join(directory, filename)
            new_names.append(fullpath)

        super(InventoryDirectoryParser, self).__init__(new_names)

    def parse(self):
        return super(InventoryDirectoryParser, self).parse()

    def _before_comment(self, msg):
        ''' what's the part of a string before a comment? '''
        msg = msg.replace("\#","**NOT_A_COMMENT**")
        msg = msg.split("#")[0]
        msg = msg.replace("**NOT_A_COMMENT**","#")
        return msg


@@ -1997,258 +1997,4 @@
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-%0A    def _before_comment(self, msg):%0A        ''' what's the part of a string before a comment? '''%0A        msg = msg.replace(%22%5C#%22,%22**NOT_A_COMMENT**%22)%0A        msg = msg.split(%22#%22)%5B0%5D%0A        msg = msg.replace(%22**NOT_A_COMMENT**%22,%22#%22)%0A        return msg%0A%0A

Remove unused (copied) _before_comment method