code: def verifypartialmatch(self, window_name, object_name, partial_text):
          
          try:
              if re.search(fnmatch.translate(partial_text),
                           self.gettextvalue(window_name,
                                             object_name)):
                  return 1
          except:
              pass
          return 0
docs: Verify partial text
          
          @param window_name: Window name to type in, either full name,
          LDTP's name convention, or a Unix glob.
          @type window_name: string
          @param object_name: Object name to type in, either full name,
          LDTP's name convention, or a Unix glob. 
          @type object_name: string
          @param partial_text: Partial text to match
          @type object_name: string
  
          @return: 1 on success.
          @rtype: integer