python find text in a string from a csv

Question

I open a csv file that is an output form a windows CMD command.

I read the csv and assigne a variable, but I can find any word even I'm seeing it.

IT seems to be enconde...

content of output.txt ( Host Name: hostname

OS Name: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard

OS Version: 10.0.14393 N/A Build 14393

OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation)

f = open("output.txt", "rt")
f = f.read()
print(f.find("OS Name"))

OUTPUT

-1

Maybe this can be stackoverflow.com/questions/17308872/… or stackoverflow.com/questions/21765087/… — user11064812
– user11064812, Commented Sep 13, 2022 at 21:30
@StevenRumbalski print the file exactly. I see the word in the file but It seems to be binary or something like that — Victor Rodriguez
– Victor Rodriguez, Commented Sep 13, 2022 at 21:47

Timeless · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-13 21:56:24Z

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Try this :

f = open("output.txt", "rt", encoding='utf-8')
f = f.read()
print(f.find("OS Name"))

The code above returns 21 corresponding to the position of the first occurence of the value "OS Name" while print(f.find("random_value")) returns -1 since "random_value" does not exist in the text file.

answered Sep 13, 2022 at 21:56

Timeless

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