Easy question: More items in a For loop?

[Adam W.]

I'm trying to write a script that will parse IRC chat logs and color
code them if it finds certain characters. I was able to make this
work with one character, but to make it even more accurate I would
like to use two identifying characters. Here is my code :

import urllib2

response = urllib2.urlopen("http://192.168.1.100:81/%23pi.log")

tuna = response.readlines()[-10:]

for j in tuna:
for e,n in j:
if e,n == "*"," ":
j = "This: " + str.strip(j) + " will
be Pink"
elif e,n == "<","%":
j = "This: " + str.strip(j) + " will
be yellow"
elif e,n == "<","@":
j = "This: " + str.strip(j) + " will
be dark pink"

print(str.strip(j))

Obviously the "for e,n" business doesnt work, but I think it makes for
some decent pseudocode for what I'm trying to accomplish.

Here is some sample tuna:
['[7:55pm] <P0keMy teachings goes back to the last iceage.\r\n',
'[7:55pm] <%Zackahh now it does\r\n', '[7:55pm] <%Zackok\r\n',
'[7:55pm] <P0keOr it is down just for you.\r\n', '[7:55pm] <@FC3>
which one? that -12000 ice age or the one before\r\n', '[7:55pm]
<P0kethe earliest..\r\n', '[7:56pm] <P0keso.. 12000 quite long..\r
\n', '[7:56pm] <@FC3the one created by the meteor then\r\n',
'[7:57pm] <P0kedid not know that.. this is just a new teory I am
folding.\r\n', '[7:57pm] * P0ke test test test\r\n']

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Here is some sample tuna:

['[7:55pm] <P0keMy teachings goes back to the last iceage.\r\n',
'[7:55pm] <%Zackahh now it does\r\n', '[7:55pm] <%Zackok\r\n',
'[7:55pm] <P0keOr it is down just for you.\r\n', '[7:55pm] <@FC3>
which one? that -12000 ice age or the one before\r\n', '[7:55pm]
<P0kethe earliest..\r\n', '[7:56pm] <P0keso.. 12000 quite long..\r
\n', '[7:56pm] <@FC3the one created by the meteor then\r\n',
'[7:57pm] <P0kedid not know that.. this is just a new teory I am
folding.\r\n', '[7:57pm] * P0ke test test test\r\n']

You use the split method:

for j in tuna:
time, text = j.split(' ', 1)
if text.startswith('<%'):
print 'Will be yellow'
elif text.startswith('<@'):
print 'Will be pink'
elif text.startswith('*'):
print 'Will be dark pink'

First each line in tuna is looped through. Then you split the line
into two pieces so that it becomes easier to manage. Then you just
check if the line begins with the searched after pattern. If it does,
you color it appropriately.

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mvh Björn