import re
r = re.compile('\*(.+)\*')
def f(s):
m = r.match(s)
if m:
return m.group(1)l = ['asc', '*nbh*', 'jlsdjfdk', 'ikjh', '*jkjsdfjasd*', 'rewr'] n = [y for y in (f(x) for x in l) if y] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
