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searching dict key with reqex

hi,

can I use regex instead of a plain string with this kind of syntax ...

'name' in a_dictionary

something like

r'name_\D+' in a_dictionary?

Thanks
james

Aug 21 '07 #1
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james_027 wrote:
hi,

can I use regex instead of a plain string with this kind of syntax ...

'name' in a_dictionary

something like

r'name_\D+' in a_dictionary?

Thanks
james
This makes it a one-liner:

import re

def rgxindict(rgx, adict):
return any(re.match(rgx,k) for k in adict)

James

Aug 21 '07 #2

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