How to search for word in text file and print part of line with Python?

Question

I\'m writing a Python script. I need to search a text file for a word and then print part of that line. My problem is that the word will not be an exact match in the text fi

Answer 1

Well, it may not be much, but you could always use regex:

m = re.search(r'(color\=.+?(?= )|color\=.+?$)', line)
if m:
    text = m.group() # Matched text here

Answer 2

Here's one way - split each line by spaces, then search each part for "color=":

with open("textfile.txt") as openfile:
    for line in openfile:
        for part in line.split():
            if "color=" in part:
                print part