Joel Goldstick <joel.goldst...@gmail.com> writes: > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 5:21 AM, Ned Batchelder <n...@nedbatchelder.com> > wrote: > >> On 12/4/17 4:36 AM, Cecil Westerhof wrote: >> >>> I have a script that was running perfectly for some time. It uses: >>> array = [elem for elem in output if 'CPU_TEMP' in elem] >>> >>> But because output has changed, I have to check for CPU_TEMP at the >>> beginning of the line. What would be the best way to implement this? >>> >>> >> No need for a regex just yet: >> >> array = [elem for elem in output if elem.startswith('CPU_TEMP')] >> >> (btw, note that the result of this expression is a list, not an array, for >> future Googling.) >> >> --Ned. >> -- >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> > > I like Ned's clear answer, but I'm wondering why the original code would > fail because the substring is at the start of the line, since 'in' would > still be true no matter where the desired string is placed. It would be > useful to see some sample data of the old data, and the new data
There is now also a line that starts with: PCH_CPU_TEMP: And I do not want that one. -- Cecil Westerhof Senior Software Engineer LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list