Simplifying lists in python? [duplicate]

Question

I'm new to coding, and am wondering if there is a way to simplify this:

if "!" in name or "$" in name or "%" in name or "^" in name or "&" in name or "*" in name or "(" in name or ")" in name or "_" in name or "-" in name or "+" in name or "=" in name:
points = points + 1

Thank you

Answer 1

You can use regex:

import re
if re.findall('[\!\$\%\^\&\*\_\-\+\=]', name):
   points += 1