I am inputting a text file (Line)(all strings). I am trying to make card_type to be true so it can enter the if statement, however, it never enters the IF statement. The output that comes out from the print line is:
imm48-1gb-sfp/imm48-1gb-sfp
imm-2pac-fp3/imm-2pac-fp3
imm5-10gb-xfp/imm5-10gb-xfp
sfm4-12/sfm4-12
This is the code:
print str(card_type)
if card_type == re.match(r'(.*)/(.*)',line):
card_type = card_type.group(1)
re.match will return a MatchObject if there's a match or None if there wasn't. Following code will capture the part before / character:
import re
line = 'imm48-1gb-sfp/imm48-1gb-sfp'
match = re.match(r'(.*?)/', line)
if match:
card_type = match.group(1)
print card_type
.*? which will work in case input has multiple / characters.Card_type is a string. re.match() returns a Boolean (true or false, wether the regex matches the string or not).
Since they are different types, they cannot be equal and the if condition will not be fulfilled.
re.match will return a MatchObject