Howto parse a string using a char in python

[Gary Chambers]

Steve,

> I am looking for the python2.7 function(s) to parse a string from a colon 
> character ":"
> 
> Sounds simple enough.
> 
> For example, a string like "123456:789".  I just need the "123456" 
> substring.(left of the :)

How about:

newstr = str[:str.find(':')]

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GC
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