How to compare two string with some characters only in python

Question

I have two strings to compare and the following result should return

s1 = 'toyota innova'
s2 = 'toyota innova 7'
if s1 like s2
   return true

OR

s1 = 'tempo traveller'
s2 = 'tempo traveller 15 str'  //or tempo traveller 17 str
if s1 like s2
    return true

In this it is showing that we don't find this model name but if you scroll down there is tempo traveller 12str/15str showing. so I have show these two cabs in search of tempo traveller.

Answer 1

You could use in to check if a string is contained in another:

'toyota innova' in 'toyota innova 7' # True
'tempo traveller' in 'tempo traveller 15 str' # True

If you only want to match the start of the string, you can use str.startswith:

'toyota innova 7'.startswith('toyota innova') # True
'tempo traveller 15 str'.startswith('tempo traveller') # True

Alternatively, if you only want to match the end of the string, you can use str.endswith

'test with a test'.endswith('with a test') # True