Splits.py | Python Fiddle

char_str = 'abcdefg'  # simple breakdown of a string
for char in char_str:
    print char
    
#splitting a string based on an internal character
print
sub_sets = char_str.split('d')
for sub in sub_sets:
    print 'subsets', sub

#splitting a 'comma-separated-value' string on the commas
print 
groups = 'abc,def,ghi'
triples = groups.split(',')
for trip in triples:
    print 'split on commas,', trip
    
#same thing for a 'tab-separated-value' string
print
tab_groups = 'abc\tdef\tghi'
tab_triples = tab_groups.split('\t')
for trip in tab_triples:
    print 'tab splits =', trip
    
#here's a longwinded but explicit way to make a list from csv text
print
groups = 'abc,def,ghi'
groups_list = []
print groups_list
triples = groups.split(',')
for trip in triples:
    groups_list.append(trip) 
print "Here's the list:", groups_list       
for x in range(0,len(groups_list)):  #addressing individual elements
    print "List element", x, ":", groups_list[x]

#here is a shorter way to make a list
print
groups = 'abc,def,ghi'
groups_list = groups.split(',')
print groups_list
for x in range(0,len(groups_list)):    #addressing individual elements
    print "List element", x, ":", groups_list[x]  
print groups_list[1], 'here it is'

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