use Shell Wildcards match strings
problem
You want to use Unix Shell The common wildcard in ( such as *.py , Dat[0-9]*.csv etc. ) To match text strings
solution
fnmatch Module provides two functions —— fnmatch() and fnmatchcase() , Can be used to achieve such a match . Usage is as follows ：
>>> from fnmatch import fnmatch, fnmatchcase
>>> fnmatch('foo.txt', '*.txt')
True
>>> fnmatch('foo.txt', '?oo.txt')
True
>>> fnmatch('Dat45.csv', 'Dat[0-9]*')
True
>>> names = ['Dat1.csv', 'Dat2.csv', 'config.ini', 'foo.py']
>>> [name for name in names if fnmatch(name, 'Dat*.csv')]
['Dat1.csv', 'Dat2.csv']
>>>
fnmatch() Function uses the case sensitive rules of the underlying operating system ( Different systems are different ) To match patterns . such as ：
>>> # On OS X (Mac)
>>> fnmatch('foo.txt', '*.TXT')
False
>>> # On Windows
>>> fnmatch('foo.txt', '*.TXT')
True
>>>
If you care about the difference , have access to fnmatchcase() Instead of . It completely uses your pattern case matching . such as ：
>>> fnmatchcase('foo.txt', '*.TXT')
False
>>>
One of the features that are often overlooked in these two functions is that they are also useful when dealing with non file name strings . such as , Suppose you have a list of street addresses ：
addresses = [
'5412 N CLARK ST',
'1060 W ADDISON ST',
'1039 W GRANVILLE AVE',
'2122 N CLARK ST',
'4802 N BROADWAY'
]
You can write list derivation like this ：
>>> from fnmatch import fnmatchcase
>>> [addr for addr in addresses if fnmatchcase(addr, '* ST')]
['5412 N CLARK ST', '1060 W ADDISON ST', '2122 N CLARK ST']
>>> [addr for addr in addresses if fnmatchcase(addr, '54[0-9][0-9] *CLARK*')]
['5412 N CLARK ST']
>>>
Discuss
fnmatch() Function matching is between simple string methods and powerful regular expressions . If you only need a simple wildcard to complete the data processing operation , This is usually a reasonable plan .