Why do two of the same strings not return as being the same when compared?
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I have the following code:
file = open('AdjectivesList.txt', 'r')
lines = file.readlines()
file.close()
for word in words:
wordLowercase = word.lower()
for x, lol in enumerate(lines):
gg = (lines[x].lower())
if wordLowercase == gg:
print('identified')
Even when wordLowercase does equal gg, the string "identified" is not being printed. Why is this the case?
python
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
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asked Nov 20 at 2:17
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I have the following code:
file = open('AdjectivesList.txt', 'r')
lines = file.readlines()
file.close()
for word in words:
wordLowercase = word.lower()
for x, lol in enumerate(lines):
gg = (lines[x].lower())
if wordLowercase == gg:
print('identified')
Even when wordLowercase does equal gg, the string "identified" is not being printed. Why is this the case?
python
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
asked Nov 20 at 2:17
M. Chak
32
There're maybe some unprintable characters?
– Hou Lu
Nov 20 at 2:20
1
lines[x].lower()is justlol.lower().
– Austin
Nov 20 at 2:21
Please trygg = lines[x].lower().stripinstead ofgg = lines[x].lower()only. There might be some whitespace characters that gets included ingg. I suggest going for @Austin's remark and uselol.lower()instead oflines[x].lower().
– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:25
I think you can do away withenumerateand just usefor line in lines:. That way, you won't need to uselines[x]and just need to useline.
– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:26
Maybe instead ofgg = (lines[x].lower())dogg = lol.lower().strip()
– U9-Forward
Nov 20 at 2:32
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I have the following code:
file = open('AdjectivesList.txt', 'r')
lines = file.readlines()
file.close()
for word in words:
wordLowercase = word.lower()
for x, lol in enumerate(lines):
gg = (lines[x].lower())
if wordLowercase == gg:
print('identified')
Even when wordLowercase does equal gg, the string "identified" is not being printed. Why is this the case?
python
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
asked Nov 20 at 2:17
M. Chak
32
I have the following code:
file = open('AdjectivesList.txt', 'r')
lines = file.readlines()
file.close()
for word in words:
wordLowercase = word.lower()
for x, lol in enumerate(lines):
gg = (lines[x].lower())
if wordLowercase == gg:
print('identified')
Even when wordLowercase does equal gg, the string "identified" is not being printed. Why is this the case?
python
python
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
asked Nov 20 at 2:17
M. Chak
32
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
asked Nov 20 at 2:17
M. Chak
32
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
edited Nov 20 at 5:27
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
1,26421932
asked Nov 20 at 2:17
M. Chak
32
asked Nov 20 at 2:17
M. Chak
32
asked Nov 20 at 2:17
M. Chak
32
32
There're maybe some unprintable characters?
– Hou Lu
Nov 20 at 2:20
1
lines[x].lower()is justlol.lower().
– Austin
Nov 20 at 2:21
Please trygg = lines[x].lower().stripinstead ofgg = lines[x].lower()only. There might be some whitespace characters that gets included ingg. I suggest going for @Austin's remark and uselol.lower()instead oflines[x].lower().
– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:25
I think you can do away withenumerateand just usefor line in lines:. That way, you won't need to uselines[x]and just need to useline.
– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:26
Maybe instead ofgg = (lines[x].lower())dogg = lol.lower().strip()
– U9-Forward
Nov 20 at 2:32
|
show 1 more comment
There're maybe some unprintable characters?
– Hou Lu
Nov 20 at 2:20
1
lines[x].lower()is justlol.lower().
– Austin
Nov 20 at 2:21
Please trygg = lines[x].lower().stripinstead ofgg = lines[x].lower()only. There might be some whitespace characters that gets included ingg. I suggest going for @Austin's remark and uselol.lower()instead oflines[x].lower().
– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:25
I think you can do away withenumerateand just usefor line in lines:. That way, you won't need to uselines[x]and just need to useline.
– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:26
Maybe instead ofgg = (lines[x].lower())dogg = lol.lower().strip()
– U9-Forward
Nov 20 at 2:32
There're maybe some unprintable characters?
– Hou Lu
Nov 20 at 2:20
There're maybe some unprintable characters?
– Hou Lu
Nov 20 at 2:20
1
1
lines[x].lower() is just lol.lower().– Austin
Nov 20 at 2:21
lines[x].lower() is just lol.lower().– Austin
Nov 20 at 2:21
Please try
gg = lines[x].lower().strip instead of gg = lines[x].lower() only. There might be some whitespace characters that gets included in gg. I suggest going for @Austin's remark and use lol.lower() instead of lines[x].lower().– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:25
Please try
gg = lines[x].lower().strip instead of gg = lines[x].lower() only. There might be some whitespace characters that gets included in gg. I suggest going for @Austin's remark and use lol.lower() instead of lines[x].lower().– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:25
I think you can do away with
enumerate and just use for line in lines:. That way, you won't need to use lines[x] and just need to use line.– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:26
I think you can do away with
enumerate and just use for line in lines:. That way, you won't need to use lines[x] and just need to use line.– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:26
Maybe instead of
gg = (lines[x].lower()) do gg = lol.lower().strip()– U9-Forward
Nov 20 at 2:32
Maybe instead of
gg = (lines[x].lower()) do gg = lol.lower().strip()– U9-Forward
Nov 20 at 2:32
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.readlines() includes the newline character at the end of every line in the text file. This is most likely the cause of your problem. You can remove the newline character (and any whitespace characters from the left and right of the string) by using .strip().
gg = lines[x].lower().strip()
Reference
- https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
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1 Answer
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active
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oldest
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active
oldest
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down vote
accepted
.readlines() includes the newline character at the end of every line in the text file. This is most likely the cause of your problem. You can remove the newline character (and any whitespace characters from the left and right of the string) by using .strip().
gg = lines[x].lower().strip()
Reference
- https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
.readlines() includes the newline character at the end of every line in the text file. This is most likely the cause of your problem. You can remove the newline character (and any whitespace characters from the left and right of the string) by using .strip().
gg = lines[x].lower().strip()
Reference
- https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
.readlines() includes the newline character at the end of every line in the text file. This is most likely the cause of your problem. You can remove the newline character (and any whitespace characters from the left and right of the string) by using .strip().
gg = lines[x].lower().strip()
Reference
- https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
.readlines() includes the newline character at the end of every line in the text file. This is most likely the cause of your problem. You can remove the newline character (and any whitespace characters from the left and right of the string) by using .strip().
gg = lines[x].lower().strip()
Reference
- https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
answered Nov 20 at 2:31
Sean Francis N. Ballais
1,26421932
1,26421932
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There're maybe some unprintable characters?
– Hou Lu
Nov 20 at 2:20
1
lines[x].lower()is justlol.lower().– Austin
Nov 20 at 2:21
Please try
gg = lines[x].lower().stripinstead ofgg = lines[x].lower()only. There might be some whitespace characters that gets included ingg. I suggest going for @Austin's remark and uselol.lower()instead oflines[x].lower().– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:25
I think you can do away with
enumerateand just usefor line in lines:. That way, you won't need to uselines[x]and just need to useline.– Sean Francis N. Ballais
Nov 20 at 2:26
Maybe instead of
gg = (lines[x].lower())dogg = lol.lower().strip()– U9-Forward
Nov 20 at 2:32