def strip_off_scientific_names(text_list: List[str], taxonomy: Taxonomy) -> List[str]: # The CAMP-2020 checklist has <Common Name> <Scientific Name> # Assume all scientific names are two words and drop stripped_text_list = [] for line in text_list: line = line.strip() # e.g. line = 'California Quail Callipepla californica' words = line.split(' ') if len(words) > 2: sci_name = ' '.join(words[-2:]).lower() row = taxonomy.find_scientific_name_row(sci_name) if row is not None: line = ' '.join(words[:-2]) #.lower() stripped_text_list.append(line) return stripped_text_list