Paddy wrote: > Paddy wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hi, I'm looking for something like: > > > > > > multi_split( 'a:=b+c' , [':=','+'] ) > > > > > > returning: > > > ['a', ':=', 'b', '+', 'c'] > > > > > > whats the python way to achieve this, preferably without regexp? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Martin > > > > I resisted my urge to use a regexp and came up with this: > > > > >>> from itertools import groupby > > >>> s = 'apple=blue+cart' > > >>> [''.join(g) for k,g in groupby(s, lambda x: x in '=+')] > > ['apple', '=', 'blue', '+', 'cart'] > > >>> > > > > For me, the regexp solution would have been clearer, but I need to > > stretch my itertools skills. > > > > - Paddy. > Arghhh! > No colon! > Forget the above please. > > - Pad.
With colon: >>> from itertools import groupby >>> s = 'apple:=blue+cart' >>> [''.join(g) for k,g in groupby(s,lambda x: x in ':=+')] ['apple', ':=', 'blue', '+', 'cart'] >>> - Pad. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
