Unique Example:
words_to_check = ['dog', 'cat', 'bird chirp']
full_word_list = ['doggy dog cat', 'meow cat purr', 'bird chirp tweet tweet', 'chirp bird']
for word in words_to_check:
print(list(map(lambda x: re.findall(word, x), full_word_list)))
After running the above code snippet, the output shows that 'dog' is matched 2 times, once as a standalone word and once within another word. 'cat' is only matched when it stands alone, while 'bird chirp' is matched against its exact occurrence with white space separation.
I am looking to refine this matching process in Python so that 'cat' will only match if it appears as a single word or at the beginning/end of another word. Similarly, 'bird chirp' should only match when separated by spaces. Any suggestions on how I can achieve this?
[['dog', 'dog'], [], ['cat'], []]
[[], ['cat'], [], []]
[[], [], ['bird chirp'], ['chirp']]