python - Check if complex values of dict matches certain criteria -

i have python dictionary values being list of list:

dictionary={'sca4': [['bm1', 17], ['bm2', 33]], 'sca6': [['gm2', 46], ['gm2', 67], ['bm2', 17]]} 

please note number can repeated in different keys, 17 in case.

i have text file following format:

sca4 15 25 sca4 20 32 sca6 45 62 

i parsed text file follows:

for line in textfile.split("\n"):         if not line.strip():             continue         col1, col2, col3 = line.strip().split(" ") 

i want see if each of second elements of each list in dictionary (that 17, 33, 46, 67) falls within range of interval of col2 , col3 of text file following code:

for value_list in dictionary.get(col1, []):     if int(col2) <= value_list[1] <= int(col3):       print "withinrange"     else:       print "outsiderange" 

to have output:

wihtinrange outsiderange withinrange outsiderange 

i don't error neither output. great if 1 comment on code , how debug it.

have added answer requirements specified in comments of previous posted answer:

def printlist(l, dict1):     l1 in l:         if dict1.has_key(l1):             print "withinrange"         else:             print "outsiderange"  file = open("test1.txt") textfile = file.readlines() dict={'sca4': [['bm1', 17], ['bm2', 33]], 'sca6': [['gm2', 46], ['gm2', 67], ['bm',17]]} dict1 = {} l =[] key = '' line in textfile:     if not line.strip():         continue     col1, col2, col3 = line.strip().split(" ")     if not (key == col1):         printlist(l, dict1)         l =[]         key = col1         dict1 = {}     value_list in dict.get(col1, []):         #print value_list[1]         if not (value_list[1] in l):             l.append(value_list[1])         if ((int(col2) <= value_list[1]) , (value_list[1] <= int(col3))):             dict1[value_list[1]] = 'correct' printlist(l, dict1)