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Posted by Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points

Why do I get this result..

my goal:

I have two list. One is a list of files the other is a list of excludes I want for all items in list one that endswith with items in list two to delete.

Why do I get this result..

If I say:

for i in t_output:
    print (i)

I get:

Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_64k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_96k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_1200k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_200k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_3500k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_400k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_5000k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_600k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_6500k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_96k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_200k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_400k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_600k.log

If I say:

for e in exclude_list:
print (e)

I get:

.DS_Store
.log

now if I run:

            for i in t_output:
                print (i)
                for e in exclude_list:
                    if i.endswith(e):
                        print (i + " == " + e)

I get:

Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.mp4
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_128k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_64k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_64k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_96k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_96k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_1200k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_1200k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_200k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_200k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_3500k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_3500k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_400k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_400k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_5000k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_5000k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_600k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_600k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_6500k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_6500k.log == .log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_128k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_96k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_200k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_400k.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_600k.log

why are some .log ignored?

Kenneth Love

2 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

That's...weird. Can you give me a zip file or something so I can try to recreate this?

Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points
Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points

My apologies Kenneth Love I had an extra print somewhere. It's looking good now

Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_1296k.mp4
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_264k.mp4
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_3596k.mp4
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_464k.mp4
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_5128k.mp4
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_6628k.mp4
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_mp4_video_664k.mp4
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_128k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_64k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_audio_96k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_1200k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_200k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_3500k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_400k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_5000k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_600k.log
.DS_Store
.log
Sintel_DivXPlus_6500kbps_stream_mp4_video_6500k.log
.DS_Store
.log

how will I say

for all items in list one that endswith with items in list two to delete.