Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.etla.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.019 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'beginner': 0.05; 'element': 0.07; 'float': 0.07; 'string': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; 'comma': 0.16; 'feeding': 0.16; 'followed': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'code.': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'first.': 0.19; 'examples': 0.20; '>>>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'performing': 0.26; 'least': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'character': 0.29; 'skip:@ 10': 0.30; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'gives': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.31; 'twitter:': 0.31; '>>>>': 0.31; 'subject:numbers': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'guess': 0.33; 'subject:from': 0.34; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'no,': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'pm,': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'sure': 0.39; 'space': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'worry': 0.60; 'confirm': 0.64; 'thomas': 0.65; 'side': 0.67; 'e-mail.': 0.70; '(is': 0.84; '2015': 0.84; 'terrible': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=2mP4Pon+T50R2VKsUu+HJjoZgV8FDUiNkN7LuVi/Fzk=; b=kzVoQHFfQ7CHUYHemoULhzdOkCbDi4Q8IsgSMcm2BY1QnSvgsja4X92zzYNz1TbDRA G+ojS/PSM+Qdo8Zdv/qUTI5EtavckJXZeHU3M/hIbjOBCSjY2TBpWWu/eW9NBKLxpOqp CFyvHDwqJMTCQnjd40/19P+blSB0EwNJ9RWDkhdOgxuApZ157Q5L066CkPw9wrNToHLD IqQ0PspMJfrp8h7DSKgV9fK8gk3pFGjrY2hbdiCV2uK0CCdZvIANUsHlZdmYe2hpZvDR 2c7UVQcyiZkd7n+eled/itpOJD5zyWa+XwOTfdikPqqfIcLim94+SNPC0BiZmr1rDOio +HEw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.41.113 with SMTP id y104mr41987192qgy.51.1421019322347; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:35:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <2182977.fJl0o3iPdP@PointedEars.de> References: <7240a574-dfd7-46c3-80eb-0657b41894bb@googlegroups.com> <3bfeea22-cded-4363-92fa-6f1b33ddae16@googlegroups.com> <8077448.xvuXrbCisO@PointedEars.de> <2182977.fJl0o3iPdP@PointedEars.de> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:35:22 -0500 Subject: Re: extracting numbers with decimal places from a string From: Joel Goldstick Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 60 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1421019325 news.xs4all.nl 2944 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:57022 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:83576 On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote: > Joel Goldstick wrote: > >> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote: >>> Joel Goldstick wrote: >>>> my_list =3D "1.23, 2.4, 3.123".split(",") >>>> >>>> that will give you ['1.23', '2.4', '3.123'] >>> >>> No, it gives >>> >>> [=E2=80=A6] >>> | >>> my_list =3D "1.23, 2.4, 3.123".split(",") >>> | >>> my_list >>> | ['1.23', ' 2.4', ' 3.123'] > ^ ^ >>> | >>> >>> >>> In order to get the result you described, one needs at least >>> >>> | >>> '1.23, 2.4, 3.123'.split(', ') >>> | ['1.23', '2.4', '3.123'] >>> >>> [=E2=80=A6] >> >> I'm not sure what you are trying to point out as your examples confirm >> my code. > > No, they don't. > >> Am I missing something. > ^ > (Is that a question.) > > You are missing a leading space character because in the string the comma > was followed by one. I see that now. Performing float on each element of the list will take care of that, or I guess .strip() on each first. > >> As for feeding a beginner regex solutions, I'm on the side that this >> is a terrible idea. Regex is not something a beginner should worry >> about! > > NAK. > > -- > PointedEars > > Twitter: @PointedEars2 > Please do not cc me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail. > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list --=20 Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com