How To Separate & Store Strings Into Variables From a CSV Line Using Python?

Question

how can I separate and store strings from a CSV line for example;

I have this string:

data = "product name, description, weight, shipping dest"

and I want to save into python variables like this:

a = "product name"
b = "description"
c = "weight"
d = "shipping dest"

Thanks in advance!

If its a csv file you should use the csv module. There are probably a ton of SO answers showing how to do this, so I wont repeat them. — Paul Rooney
– Paul Rooney, Commented Mar 9, 2017 at 1:19
Sorry, Its not accutaly a CSV file, just a string received from a barcode seperated by commas. — S.Q
– S.Q, Commented Mar 9, 2017 at 1:21

Ananth Rao · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-09 01:21:00Z

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Use the string's split function:

data = "product name, description, weight, shipping dest"
a, b, c, d = data.split(', ')

answered Mar 9, 2017 at 1:15

Ananth Rao

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Thank you! just what I was looking for , some type of delimiter in python.

Awesome, glad I could help. If it solves your problem, could you accept it as the answer please?