How do I accomplish to split a string by X, only if X is followed by any of the values in a list?
Split below by , if next word is in list
first_string = "color=blue,size=xl" # Should be splitted
second_string = "color=white,pattern=dotted" # Should not be splitted
list = ['size', 'weather', 'mode'];
first_string = "color=blue,size=xl" # Should be splitted
second_string = "color=white,pattern=dotted" # Should not be splitted
lst = ['size', 'weather', 'mode']
You can check with a for-loop whether you have the value in list. Also make sure you do not use list name as a variable name.
k=[]
for x in lst:
if x in first_string:
k.append(first_string.split(x))
#output
[['color=blue,', '=xl']]
This was split since size was present in the original list. Similarly, if you would try the same code with the second string it will not split as there are no common values.