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bullfighter
bullfighter

Reputation: 427

How to represent any integer value in a string?

I am trying to determine if a sub-string exists within a text document of repetitive formatting. I am looping through specific keywords, and trying to identify another word after it. The two words are always separated by an integer, of varying value. I basically want a way to represent that integer in the sub-string as any integer value at all, if possible at all. Something like this:

substr = keyword +' '+ integer +' '+ word
teststr = "one two three keyword 24 word four five"
if substr in teststr:
    print("substr exists in teststr")

Alternatively, I can do a loop and check around the iterator:

for el in teststr():
    checkstr = keyword +' '+ el.isdigit +' '+ word
    if checkstr in teststr:
        print("yes")

Just wondering if anyone knows an elegant solution at the top of their head.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 110

Answers (1)

Amir Imani
Amir Imani

Reputation: 3235

You can use Regular Expressions to capture that pattern. Here is a quick implementation of what you are looking for:

import re

sample = "one two three keyword 24 word four five, another test is here pick 12 me"

# (\w+) is a group to include a word, followed by a number (\d+), then another word
pattern = r"(\w+).(\d+).(\w+)"
result = re.findall(pattern, sample)

if result:
   print('yes')

Upvotes: 1

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