gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import re,sys 

def searchInArray( shit, likeStr ):
    escape_chars = list( '.^$*+?()[{\\' )
    op_chars     = list( '%_'  )
    safe_re     = "".join( map( lambda c: c in escape_chars and ('\\' +c) or c , likeStr ) )
    match_re    = "".join( map( lambda c: c == op_chars[0] and ('.*?') or (c == op_chars[1] and '.' or c) , safe_re ) ) 
   
    match_re    = (not match_re[0] in op_chars and '^' or '') + match_re + (not match_re[-1] in op_chars and '$' or '')
    return map( lambda s: re.match( match_re, s) != None and True or False, shit )


teste = ['rafael','gabriel','marcelo','coco']
print searchInArray( ['rafael','gabriel','marcelo','coco'] , sys.argv[1])