diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/algo/Makefile b/tools/python/jwutils/algo/Makefile
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+++ b/tools/python/jwutils/algo/Makefile
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+TOPDIR = ../../../..
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/py-mod.mk
diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/algo/ShuntingYard.py b/tools/python/jwutils/algo/ShuntingYard.py
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+++ b/tools/python/jwutils/algo/ShuntingYard.py
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+from collections import namedtuple
+import re
+
+Operator = namedtuple("Operator", [ "func", "nargs" , "prec" ])
+
+class Stack:
+
+    def __init__(self, itemlist=[]):
+        self.items = itemlist
+
+    def isEmpty(self):
+        if self.items == []:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def peek(self):
+        return self.items[-1:][0]
+
+    def pop(self):
+        return self.items.pop()
+
+    def push(self, item):
+        self.items.append(item)
+        return 0
+
+class ShuntingYard(object): # export
+
+    def __init__(self, operators):
+        self.__ops = {}
+        for k, v in operators.iteritems():
+            self.add_operator(k, v.func, v.nargs, v.prec)
+
+    def tokenize(self, spec):
+
+        regex = ""
+        for k in self.__ops.keys():
+            regex = regex + "|" + re.escape(k)
+
+        regex = regex[1:]
+
+        scanner = re.Scanner([
+          (regex,       lambda scanner,token:("kw", token)),
+          (r"\w+",      lambda scanner,token:("arg", token)),
+          (r"\s+", None), # None == skip token.
+        ])
+
+        tokens, remainder = scanner.scan(spec)
+        if len(remainder)>0:
+            raise Expression("Failed to tokenize " + spec + ", remaining bit is ", remainder)
+
+        print tokens
+        r = []
+        for e in tokens:
+            r.append(e[1])
+
+        return r
+
+    def add_operator(self, name, func, nargs, precedence):
+        self.__ops[name] = Operator(func, nargs, precedence)
+
+    def infix_to_postfix(self, infix):
+
+        s = Stack()
+        r = []
+        tokens = self.tokenize(infix)
+
+        for token in tokens:
+
+            print "Checking token ", token
+
+            if token not in self.__ops.keys():
+                r.append(token)
+                continue
+
+            if token == '(':
+                s.push(token)
+                continue
+
+            if token == ')':
+                topToken = s.pop()
+                while topToken != '(':
+                    r.append(topToken)
+                    topToken = s.pop()
+                continue
+
+            while (not s.isEmpty()) and (self.__ops[s.peek()].prec >= self.__ops[token].prec):
+                #print token
+                r.append(s.pop())
+                #print r
+
+            s.push(token)
+            print (s.peek())
+
+        while not s.isEmpty():
+            opToken = s.pop()
+            r.append(opToken)
+            #print r
+
+        return r
+        #return " ".join(r)
+
+    def eval_postfix(self, postfixexpr):
+
+        vals = Stack()
+
+        for token in postfixexpr:
+
+            if token not in self.__ops.keys():
+                vals.push(token)
+                continue
+
+            op = self.__ops[token]
+            args = []
+            #print "Adding %d arguments" % (op.nargs)
+            for i in range(0, op.nargs):
+                #print "Adding argument %d" % (i)
+                args.append(vals.pop())
+            val = op.func(*reversed(args))
+            print "%s(%s) = %s" % (token, ', '.join(reversed(args)), val)
+            vals.push(val)
+
+        return vals.pop()
+
+    def eval(self, infix):
+        postfix = self.infix_to_postfix(infix)
+        print infix, "-->", postfix
+        return self.eval_postfix(postfix)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    # ------------- testbed calculator
+
+    from string import atof
+
+    class Calculator(ShuntingYard):
+
+        def tokenize(self, string):
+            return string.split()
+
+        def f_mult(self, a, b):
+            return str(atof(a) * atof(b));
+
+        def f_div(self, a, b):
+            return str(atof(a) / atof(b));
+
+        def f_add(self, a, b):
+            return str(atof(a) + atof(b));
+
+        def f_sub(self, a, b):
+            return str(atof(a) - atof(b));
+
+        def __init__(self):
+            Op = Operator
+            operators = {
+                '/': Op(self.f_div,  2, 3),
+                '*': Op(self.f_mult, 2, 3),
+                '+': Op(self.f_add,  2, 2),
+                '-': Op(self.f_sub,  2, 2),
+                '(': Op(None,        2, 1),
+                ')': Op(None,        2, 1)
+            }
+            super(Calculator, self).__init__(operators)
+
+    print Calculator().eval("( 2 * 3 + 4 * 5 ) / ( 5 - 3 )")
+
+    # ------------- testbed match object
+
+    Object = namedtuple("Object", [ "Name", "Label" ])
+
+    class Matcher(ShuntingYard):
+
+        def f_is_name(self, a):
+            if obj.Name == a:
+                return "True"
+            return "False"
+
+        def f_matches_label(self, a):
+            if re.match(a, obj.Label):
+                return "True"
+            return "False"
+
+        def f_is_not(self, a):
+            if a == "True":
+                return "False"
+            return "False"
+
+        def f_and(self, a_, b_):
+            a = a_ == "True"
+            b = b_ == "True"
+            if a and b:
+                return "True"
+            return "False"
+
+        def __init__(self, obj):
+            Op = Operator
+            operators = {
+                '(':       Op(None,                  2, 1),
+                ')':       Op(None,                  2, 1),
+                'name=':   Op(self.f_is_name,        1, 3),
+                'and':     Op(self.f_and,            2, 3),
+                'label~=': Op(self.f_matches_label,  1, 3),
+                'False':   Op(None,                  0, 3),
+                'True':    Op(None,                  0, 3),
+                'not':     Op(self.f_is_not,         1, 3),
+            }
+            super(Matcher, self).__init__(operators)
+
+    obj = Object("hans", "wurst")
+
+    r = Matcher(obj).eval("name=hans and (not label~=worst)")
+    print "Result =", r
+