Chris Roberts wrote: > ### > CODE: > elif line1.rstrip(‘\n’) in line2.strip(‘\n’): > for line3 in myips: > print “###” > print “line1 is %s” % line1.rstrip(‘\n’) > print “line2 is %s” % line2.strip(‘\n’) > ### > OUTPUT: > line1 is 10.10.168.2 > line2 is - address: 10.10.168.27 # myhost > ### > > I think the problem is here: > line1.rstrip(‘\n’) in line2.strip(‘\n’): > > I want it to > match only 10.10.168.2 AND 10.10.168.2: > NOT match 10.10.168.2[0-9] > > If someone out there knows a simple solution. I would love to see it. > Thanks in advance. > crzzy1
Not sure exactly what the input is but a comprehension would do this. [x for x in input_line.split(' ') if == '10.10.168.2'] Cheers Sayth -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list