python if and same instruction line not working

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On 2020-09-29 15:42, pascal z via Python-list wrote:
> I need to change the script commented out to the one not commented out. Why?
> 
>      # for x in sorted (fr, key=str.lower):
>      #     tmpstr = x.rpartition(';')[2]
>      #     if x != csv_contents and tmpstr == "folder\n":
>      #         csv_contentsB += x
>      #     elif x != csv_contents and tmpstr == "files\n":
>      #         csv_contentsC += x
> 
>      for x in sorted (fr, key=str.lower):
>          if x != csv_contents:
>              tmpstr = x.rpartition(';')[2]
>              if tmpstr == "folder\n":
>                  csv_contentsB += x
>              elif tmpstr == "file\n":
>                  csv_contentsC += x
> 
You haven't defined what you mean by "not working" for any test values 
to try, but I notice that the commented code has "files\n" whereas the 
uncommented code has "file\n".