how to do re.compile() with a list in python

Question

I have a list of strings in which I want to filter for strings that contains keywords.

I want to do something like:

fruit = re.compile(\'apple\', \'         


        

Answer 1

As you want exact matches, no real need for regex imo...

fruits = ['apple', 'cherry']
sentences = ['green apple', 'yellow car', 'red cherry']
for s in sentences:
    if any(f in s for f in fruits):
        print s, 'contains a fruit!'
# green apple contains a fruit!
# red cherry contains a fruit!

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EDIT: If you need access to the strings that matched:

from itertools import compress

fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
s = 'green apple and red cherry'

list(compress(fruits, (f in s for f in fruits)))
# ['apple', 'cherry']