match_arg

match_arg(arg, choices)

Match an argument to an existing set of possible values

Parameters

Name Type Description Default
arg str a string required
choices List[str] a List with strings required

Returns

Name Type Description
str a str with the first match of arg in choices or a ValueError if not found

Examples

>>> from rlike import *
>>> match_arg('y', ['x', 'y', 'z'])
'y'