import re

host_name = [
	"XXX_Guangzhou_AP-CN-BEI-7517","XXX_Jakarta_AP-ID-JAK-0001","XXX_TaiPei_AP-TW-TPE-0002",
	"XXX_Dubai_EM-AE-DUB-1012","XXX_Viladecans_EM-ES-VIL-1002","XXX_Ringsted_EM-DK-RIN-0001",
	"XXX_Bogota_AM-CO-BOG-1033","XXX_Hamburg_EM-DE-HAM-1004", "XXX_Bangkok_TH127","XXX_Bangkok_TH124",
	"XXX_Eagan_6231","XXX_Martinez_AR218"]

hostRegex = re.compile(r"_(A[PM]|EM)-")
mo = list(filter(lambda x: not hostRegex.search(x),host_name))
print(mo)