def compileActions(self):
        """Build the action table from the text above
        """
        import re
        self.actionList = actions = [None]*121
        #Action 73, which is too long, looks like this when expanded:
        actions[73] = "b' the '+w+b' of the '"
        #find out what the columns are
        actionLines = self.actionTable.splitlines()
        colonPositions = [m.start()
            for m in re.finditer(':',actionLines[1])
            ]+[100]
        columns = [(colonPositions[i]-3,colonPositions[i+1]-3)
            for i in range(len(colonPositions)-1)]
        for line in self.actionTable.splitlines(keepends=False):
            for start,end in columns:
                action = line[start:end]
                #skip empty actions
                if not action or action.isspace(): continue
                #chop it up, and check if the colon is properly placed
                index, colon, action = action[:3], action[3], action[4:]
                assert colon==':'
                #remove filler spaces at right
                action = action.rstrip()
                #replace space symbols
                action = action.replace('_', ' ')
                wPos = action.index('w')
                #add quotes around left string when present
                #translation: any pattern from beginning, up to
                #(but not including) a + following by a w later on
                action = re.sub(r"^(.*)(?=\+[U(]*w)", r"b'\1'", action)
                #add quotes around right string when present
                #translation: anything with a w in it, followed by a +
                #and a pattern up to the end
                #(there is no variable lookbehind assertion,
                #so we have to copy the pattern)
                action = re.sub(r"(w[[:\-1\]).U]*)\+(.*)$", r"\1+b'\2'", action)
                #expand shortcut for uppercaseAll
                action = action.replace(".U", ".upper()")
                #store action
                actions[int(index)] = action
Build the action table from the text above