Return list of string if substring is in list of strings

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I'm trying to make a sort of list lookup that does not need to be exact to return an output. I want to be able to enter as many letters as I want, then have the program return a word that would match.

words=["apple","banana","orange"]

If the user inputted "ng", it would return orange. But if the user typed "an", banana and orange would return. "a" would return all the items on this list. I've been trying to google this for forever but I have clearly not been asking the right questions. Any help would be appreciated

Does this answer your question? Index of substring in a python list of strings — r.ook
– r.ook, Commented May 17, 2020 at 3:25
I just said "Ctr + F" because that was the easiest way to explain it i guess — Mason
– Mason, Commented May 17, 2020 at 3:32

GoodDeeds · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-17 03:25:15Z

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You can use:

words=["apple","banana","orange"]
query = "an" # string to search for
selected = [w for w in words if query in w]

In the above example, selected is:

['banana', 'orange']

answered May 17, 2020 at 3:25

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rafi_ · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-17 03:49:21Z

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a = ['what', 'who', 'wholesome'] b = 'w' for i in a: if b in i: print(i)

Here b is your search string

answered May 17, 2020 at 3:49

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