[Tutor] Converting a list to a string

Praveen Pathiyil ppathiyi@cisco.com
Mon, 7 May 2001 16:40:34 +0530


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Thanks Glen and Remco.
That would definitely serve my purpose.

Regards,
Praveen.
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  From: Glen Wheeler=20
  To: Praveen Pathiyil ; tutor@python.org=20
  Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 4:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [Tutor] Converting a list to a string



    I think you want to have a look at string.join().

    For example...

  >>> import string
  >>> x =3D ['I', 'am', 'a', 'string']
  >>> string.join(x)
  'I am a string'

    You can also specify the separating character as well, with a second =
argument.  Like...

  >>> x =3D ['W', 'o', 'r', 'd']
  >>> string.join(x, '')
  'Word'

    Hope that helps,
    Glen.

    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Praveen Pathiyil=20
    To: tutor@python.org=20
    Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:53 PM
    Subject: [Tutor] Converting a list to a string


    Hi all,
    =20
    If i have a list=20
    status =3D ['tftp>', 'Sent', '1943', 'bytes', 'in', '0.0', =
'seconds'],
    is there a single command which will give me a string=20
    tftp> Sent 1943 bytes in 0.0 seconds

    OR do i have to do=20

    stat_str =3D ''
    for elt in status:
        stat_str =3D stat_str + ' ' + elt

    TIA,
    Praveen.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks Glen and Remco.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV>&nbsp; I think you want to have a look at string.join().</DIV>
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  <DIV>&nbsp; For example...</DIV>
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  <DIV>&gt;&gt;&gt; import string</DIV>
  <DIV>&gt;&gt;&gt; x =3D ['I', 'am', 'a', 'string']<BR>&gt;&gt;&gt;=20
  string.join(x)<BR>'I am a string'</DIV>
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  <DIV>&nbsp; You can also specify the separating character as well, =
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  second argument.&nbsp; Like...</DIV>
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  <DIV>&gt;&gt;&gt; x =3D ['W', 'o', 'r', 'd']<BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; =
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  '')<BR>'Word'</DIV>
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  <DIV>&nbsp; Hope that helps,</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp; Glen.</DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If i have a list </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>status =3D ['tftp&gt;', 'Sent', =
'1943', 'bytes',=20
    'in', '0.0', 'seconds'],</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>is there a single command which =
will give me a=20
    string </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>tftp&gt; Sent 1943 bytes in 0.0=20
    seconds</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OR <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>do i =
have to do=20
    </FONT></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>stat_str =3D ''</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>for elt in status:</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT =
face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2>stat_str =3D <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>stat_str + ' ' +=20
    elt</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>TIA,</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
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