Python: How to use list of keywords to search for a string in a text

So I'm writing a program that loops through multiple .txt files and searches for any number of pre-specified keywords. I'm having some trouble finding a way to pass through the keywords list to be searched for.

The code below currently returns the following error:

TypeError: 'in <string>' requires string as left operand, not list  

I'm aware that the error is caused by the keyword list but I have no idea how to input a large array of keywords without it running this error.

Current code:

from os import listdir    keywords=['Example', 'Use', 'Of', 'Keywords']     with open("/home/user/folder/project/result.txt", "w") as f:      for filename in listdir("/home/user/folder/project/data"):          with open('/home/user/folder/project/data/' + filename) as currentFile:              text = currentFile.read()              #Error Below              if (keywords in text):                  f.write('Keyword found in ' + filename[:-4] + '\n')              else:                  f.write('No keyword in ' + filename[:-4] + '\n')  

The error is indicated in line 10 in the above code under the commented section. I'm unsure as to why I can't call a list to be able to search for the keywords. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66523520/python-how-to-use-list-of-keywords-to-search-for-a-string-in-a-text March 08, 2021 at 10:13AM