Python: Remove words from a given list of strings containing a character or string
Python List: Exercise - 127 with Solution
Write a Python program to remove words from a given list of strings containing a character or string.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
def remove_words(in_list, char_list):
new_list = []
for line in in_list:
new_words = ' '.join([word for word in line.split() if not any([phrase in word for phrase in char_list])])
new_list.append(new_words)
return new_list
str_list = ['Red color', 'Orange#', 'Green', 'Orange @', "White"]
print("Original list:")
print("list1:",str_list)
char_list = ['#', 'color', '@']
print("\nCharacter list:")
print(char_list)
print("\nNew list:")
print(remove_words(str_list, char_list))
Sample Output:
Original list: list1: ['Red color', 'Orange#', 'Green', 'Orange @', 'White'] Character list: ['#', 'color', '@'] New list: ['Red', '', 'Green', 'Orange', 'White']
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