Why do two of the same strings not return as being the same when compared?

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?

edited Nov 20 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

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asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

There're maybe some unprintable characters?

– Hou Lu
Nov 20 '18 at 2:20

1

lines[x].lower() is just lol.lower().

– Austin
Nov 20 '18 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 '18 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 '18 at 2:26

Maybe instead of gg = (lines[x].lower()) do gg = lol.lower().strip()

– U9-Forward
Nov 20 '18 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?

edited Nov 20 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

1,26421932

asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

There're maybe some unprintable characters?

– Hou Lu
Nov 20 '18 at 2:20

1

lines[x].lower() is just lol.lower().

– Austin
Nov 20 '18 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 '18 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 '18 at 2:26

Maybe instead of gg = (lines[x].lower()) do gg = lol.lower().strip()

– U9-Forward
Nov 20 '18 at 2:32

|
show 1 more comment

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?

edited Nov 20 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

1,26421932

asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

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 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

1,26421932

asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

edited Nov 20 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

1,26421932

asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

edited Nov 20 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

1,26421932

edited Nov 20 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

1,26421932

edited Nov 20 '18 at 5:27

Sean Francis N. Ballais

1,26421932

asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

asked Nov 20 '18 at 2:17

M. Chak

134

There're maybe some unprintable characters?

– Hou Lu
Nov 20 '18 at 2:20

1

lines[x].lower() is just lol.lower().

– Austin
Nov 20 '18 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 '18 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 '18 at 2:26

Maybe instead of gg = (lines[x].lower()) do gg = lol.lower().strip()

– U9-Forward
Nov 20 '18 at 2:32

|
show 1 more comment

There're maybe some unprintable characters?

– Hou Lu
Nov 20 '18 at 2:20

1

lines[x].lower() is just lol.lower().

– Austin
Nov 20 '18 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 '18 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 '18 at 2:26

Maybe instead of gg = (lines[x].lower()) do gg = lol.lower().strip()

– U9-Forward
Nov 20 '18 at 2:32

There're maybe some unprintable characters?

– Hou Lu
Nov 20 '18 at 2:20

lines[x].lower() is just lol.lower().

– Austin
Nov 20 '18 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 '18 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 '18 at 2:26

Maybe instead of gg = (lines[x].lower()) do gg = lol.lower().strip()

– U9-Forward
Nov 20 '18 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

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gg = lines[x].lower().strip()

Reference

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm

answered Nov 20 '18 at 2:31

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gg = lines[x].lower().strip()

Reference

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm

answered Nov 20 '18 at 2:31

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gg = lines[x].lower().strip()

Reference

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm

answered Nov 20 '18 at 2:31

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gg = lines[x].lower().strip()

Reference

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_readlines.htm

answered Nov 20 '18 at 2:31

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answered Nov 20 '18 at 2:31

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answered Nov 20 '18 at 2:31

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