import os import re import time def Map(sourceFile): if not os.path.exists(sourceFile): print(sourceFile, ' does not exist.') return pattern = re.compile(r'[0-9]{1,2}/[0-9]{1,2}/[0-9]{4}') result = {} with open(sourceFile, 'r') as srcFile: for dataLine in srcFile: r = pattern.findall(dataLine) if r: print(r[0], ',', 1) if __name__ == '__main__': Map('test.txt')