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Searching for Pythons!

I was experimenting with searching in python and have come up with a method like this:
iinput = input("Search")
x = "xx"
y = "yy"
if iinput in x: print(x)
if iinput in y: print(y)

This works but, as you can imagine it takes a VERY LONG TIME.
Is there a quicker way to do this?

Reply 1

Damask-

Original post by SamRob85

I don't get what you're trying to do here. Are you printing all the strings (x, y, ...) that contain the search term?

Reply 2

SamRob85

Original post by Damask-

I don't get what you're trying to do here. Are you printing all the strings (x, y, ...) that contain the search term?

If the search term is in any of the strings it will print that string out.

Reply 3

Damask-

Original post by SamRob85

If the search term is in any of the strings it will print that string out.

 
strings = ["xx", "yy"]
searchTerm = raw_input("Search")

for string in strings:
      if searchTerm in string
      print string

Reply 4

SamRob85

Original post by Damask-

 
strings = ["xx", "yy"]
searchTerm = raw_input("Search")

for string in strings:
      if searchTerm in string
      print string

Do you know of a way to do this in python 3.3.3

Reply 5

Damask-

Original post by SamRob85

Do you know of a way to do this in python 3.3.3

swap raw_input for input and print for print() and don't leave out the colon on the if statement as I appear to have done :colondollar:

Reply 6

adil-h

You can use the in keyword.


my_list = ["apples","oranges","pears"]
if my_str in my_list: # my_str could be apples
    print("Found string")
else:
    print("Cannot find string")