String + number split

[Peter Hansen]

Stevie_mac wrote:
> Hello again, I can do this, but I'm sure there is a much more elegant way...
> 
> A string, with a number on the end, strip off the number & discard any underscores
> 
> eg...
> 
> font12        becomes         ('font',12)
> arial_14      becomes        ('arial',14)

It's impossible to say if it's more elegant, since you didn't
post your attempt.  (Homework?  I'll assume not.)

 >>> import re
 >>> def fsplit(fs):
...   return tuple(re.split('(\d+)', fs.replace('_', ''))[:2])
...
 >>> fsplit('font12')
('font', '12')
 >>> fsplit('arial_14')
('arial', '14')

I wouldn't actually code it this way myself, but it meets
your requirements as stated.

-Peter