DFS <nos...@dfs.com> wrote: > Typical cases: > lines = [('one\ntwo\nthree\n')] > print(str(lines[0]).splitlines()) > ['one', 'two', 'three'] > > lines = [('one two three\n')] > print(str(lines[0]).split()) > ['one', 'two', 'three'] > > > That's the result I'm wanting, but I get data in a slightly different > format: > > lines = [('one\ntwo\nthree\n',)] > > Note the comma after the string data, but inside the paren. > splitlines() doesn't work on it: > > print(str(lines[0]).splitlines()) > ["('one\\ntwo\\nthree\\n',)"] > > > I've banged my head enough - can someone spot an easy fix? > > Thanks
lines[0][0].splitlines() (You have a list containing a tuple containing the string you want to split up.) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list