Python: Fins String on File and return rext-CodePudding

I´m trying to find a specific string on a file and have it return the text in front of if.

The file has the following: "releaseDate": "2022-07-11T07:15:00.000Z"

I want to search the releaseDate but have it return the 2022-07-11T07:15:00.000Z

I can find it, but have honestly no idea how to return the info I need.

dateOccurence=open('scriptFile.txt', 'r').read().find('releaseDate')

CodePudding user response：

Your file is JSON content, so parsing it as this would be the best idea, but then you'd need to know the path of keys to reach it

A regex approach is easier here

with open('scriptFile.txt', 'r') as f:
    content = f.read()

date = re.search(r'"releaseDate": "([^"] )"', content)[1]
print(date)  # 2022-07-11T07:15:00.000Z