catch certain text in file.txt and parse into python file as input [duplicate]

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how do i extract certain word in bold below and store the value as input? i managed to get url value as it has referer: text, i would like take value that starting from 1st until it meet '=' sign that is username and continue to catch text start from '&' until '=' which is password?

username=hello&password=test1

Is it always like 5? Is the value always username and password? — Harshal Parekh
– Harshal Parekh, Commented Mar 27, 2020 at 17:56
@HarshalParekh it always in line 5 but the username and password is variables/changeable. that why i want to get text in line 5 from 1st to '=' sign and continue from '&' sign to '=' sign..that store as 2 variables respectively.. — jane90
– jane90, Commented Mar 27, 2020 at 18:17
Does this answer your question? Retrieving parameters from a URL — AMC
– AMC, Commented Mar 27, 2020 at 19:01

Harshal Parekh · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-27 18:24:57Z

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for i, line in enumerate(f):  
    # line 5
    if i == 4:
        # get the value from the start of the string to the first "="
        username = line[:line.index('=')]

        # get the value starting from the "&" to the second "="
        password = line[line.index('&') + 1:line.index('=', line.index('=') + 1)]

        print(username, password)

3 Comments

jane90 Over a year ago

i know if we have static 'username' and 'password' text, but 'username' and 'password' are not static.But 'username' sometime maybe can be uname' and so on..

Harshal Parekh Over a year ago

Then you can use the same logic on line 5. You can check my edit.

jane90 Over a year ago

thank you.....it works

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