[Python-ideas] list as parameter for the split function

[Ryan Gonzalez]

Really, you could also just use re.match:


import re

pat = re.compile(r'(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d),(\d{3}) -->
(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d),(\d{3})')
def parse(string): return pat.match(string)

...

print(parse('00:02:34,452 --> 00:02:37,927')) # prints ['00', '02', '34',
'452', '00', '02', '37', '927']


That way, if the input is invalid, `None` will be returned, so you have
free error checking (sort of).


On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 5:23 PM, Ryan Gonzalez <rymg19 at gmail.com> wrote:

> import re
> parts = re.split(':|(-->)|,', '00:02:34...')
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Niilos <niilos at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I was wondering how to split a string with multiple separators.
>> For instance, if I edit some subtitle file and I want the string
>> '00:02:34,452 --> 00:02:37,927' to become ['00', '02', '34', '452', '00',
>> '02', '37', '927'] I have to use split too much time and I didn't find a
>> "clean" way to do it.
>> I imagined the split function with an iterator as parameter. The string
>> would be split each time its substring is in the iterator.
>>
>> Here is the syntax I considered for this :
>>
>> >>> '00:02:34,452 --> 00:02:37,927'.split([ ':', ' --> ', ',' ])
>> ['00', '02', '34', '452', '00', '02', '37', '927']
>>
>> Is it a relevant idea ? What do you think about it ?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Niilos.
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>
>
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