I guess this question has already been thouroughly answered but here
is my version:
def split(string,n):
outlist=[]
for bottom in range(0,len(string),n):
top=min(bottom+n,len(string))
outlist.append(string[bottom:top])
return outlist
On 8/8/05, William Park <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a function that split a string into groups, containing an "x"
> > amount of characters?
> >
> > Ex.
> > TheFunction("Hello World",3)
> >
> > Returns:
> >
> > ['Hell','o W','orl','d']
> >
> >
> > Any reply would be truly appreciated.
>
> Look into 're' module. Essentially, split using '...', but return the
> separator as well. Then, remove empty items. In Bash shell, you would
> do
> a="Hello World"
> set -- "${a|?...}" # extract '...' separators
> pp_collapse # remove null items
> printf '{%s}\n' "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> Translating to Python is left as homework.
>
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