Python Script to search file for specific content

Module : SearchFile

Parameters : input file , string to be searched

output : 1 - > if the string founds inside the file , 0 -> if the string doesnot present in the file

This Modules opens the input file and scan line by line for the specified string . If the particular string is found, the module returns 1. If the particular string is not found it returns 0

Example:

if cricket.txt file contains

Sachin

Shewag

Dhoni

SearchFile("cricket.txt","Sachin") will return 1

SearchFile("cricket.txt","Sania") will return 0

The key needs to be searched is case sensitive,

SearchFile("cricket.txt","sachin") will return 0   

def SearchFile(filename,key):
   fileptr =  open(filename, "r")
   for line in fileptr:
      if string.find(line,key) >=0 :
            fileptr.close()
            return 1
   fileptr.close()
   return 0