Reading a text until matched string and print it as a single line

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Reading a text until matched string and print it as a single line - cananb - Nov-29-2020

Hi everyone, I am trying to write a program as a python beginner.
This function scans the given text. Whenever I come across the symbols “@, &, % or $”, I have to take the text until that point and print it as a single line. Also, I have to skip the symbol, start the next line from the letter right after the symbol and print it until I come across another symbol.
I hope I told it well.

symbols= "@, &, %, $”"
for symbol in text:
     if text.startswith (symbols):
        print (text)

I know it's not correct but that was all I could think. Any help is appreciated.

RE: Reading a text until matched string and print it as a single line - DPaul - Nov-29-2020

in line 1, there is an extra symbol at the end, typo or intended?
its easier when you take some text like this: text = 'vgfs@bfq&bkjmlqajyre%vhreafmze$nhvkle&hcvjo'
It will always fail in line 3 because it does not "startswith(..) any of the symbols.

I would create a loop that iterates over all the items in the text.
Check if they are in "symbols".
If they are not : accumulate the line so far,
if you find a symbol, print the line.
Paul