Splitting string into strings

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Is there any way to split a string into many (not just 2) strings at a character, allowing blank strings, with the string names and order known? For example:

john..doe.1985 would split into first = 'john', middle = '', last = 'doe', and dob = 1985?

Obviously, both answers are just as good, just needed to pick one. — tkbx
– tkbx, Commented Aug 13, 2012 at 21:45

Fedor Gogolev · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-13 21:17:23Z

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You can use split method and iterable unpacking:

>>> first, middle, last, str_dob = "john..doe.1985".split(".")
>>> dob = int(str_dob)
>>> first
'john'
>>> middle
''
>>> last
'doe'
>>> dob
1985

answered Aug 13, 2012 at 21:17

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Brenden Brown · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-13 21:18:04Z

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>>> first, middle, last, dob = 'john..doe.1985'.split('.')
>>> first
'john'
>>> middle
''
>>> last
'doe'
>>> dob
'1985'

answered Aug 13, 2012 at 21:18

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