brad wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> On Oct 11, 5:22 pm, brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Crazy question, but has anyone attempted this or seen Python code that >>> does? For example, if a text file contained 'Guido' and or 'Robert' and >>> or 'Susan', then we should return True, otherwise return False. >> >> Can't you just use the string function .findall() ? >> > > I mean *any* possible person's name... I don't *know* the names > beforehand :)
Erm, now what's a persons name then? Maybe there is a Viagra Cialis living in ... Caracas. Or so. Or a Woodshed Ribcage in Oregon... who knows? And what about variable names - peters_temp a name? It's amazing what lack of creativity in variable names can result in... So - unless you come up with positive list of what you consider a name, you're pretty much out of luck. diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
