compare_equality_v2.py

def _compare_equality(x, y):
    if is_number:
        return x == y
    else:
        regex = re.compile(y.replace("*", ".*"), re.IGNORECASE)
        return regex.search(x)


def compare_equality(data, query, col, is_number):
    return filter_data(_compare_equality, data, query, col, is_number)


def filter_data(fn, data, operand, col, is_number):
    if is_number:
        operand = int(operand)
    return list(
        filter(lambda row: fn(row[col], operand), data)
    )