how can i search for a specific word in python?

Question

Is there a way to search a specific word in python, like \'or\'. I did this:

word = raw_input(\"what do you want to search? \")
for filee in open(\'text.txt\'):         


        

Answer 1

Use regex with word boundaries:

>>> import re
>>> r = re.compile(r'\bor\b')
>>> r.search('and or not')
<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x7f2f7f8b2ed0>
>>> r.search('and xor not')