Notes

def parse_discussion_items(self,text):
# Dictionary to store the parsed data
parsed_data = {}

# Find the main heading and its content
main_sections = re.split(r'^^<[^>]+>:', text)
if len(main_sections) > 1:
main_heading = re.search(r'^^<([^>]+)>', text).group(1)
content = main_sections[1].strip()

# Split content into sections based on '**' pattern
sections = re.split(r'(?=**d+.)', content)

# Initialize the main heading as a dictionary
parsed_data[main_heading] = {}

# Process each section
for section in sections:
if section.strip():
# Extract section heading and content
match = re.match(r'**(d+..+?)->(.+?)(?=**d+.|Z)', section, re.DOTALL)
if match:
section_heading = match.group(1).strip()
section_content = match.group(2).strip()

# Parse bullet points
bullet_points = []
bullet_matches = re.finditer(r'-s*(.+?)(?=(?:-|Z))', section_content, re.DOTALL)
for bullet in bullet_matches:
bullet_text = bullet.group(1).strip()
bullet_points.append(bullet_text)

# Add to parsed data
parsed_data[main_heading][section_heading] = bullet_points

return parsed_data