> In other words, the string should be split at every 10th possition but > if the 10th character is space, then the string must be split at the > nearest space before the 10th possition. > > It could be better explained if the length of split strings will be > 20. > > S='this is just a random sequence of letters courtesy of monkeys on >> typewriter.' > > Results: > > this is just a > random sequence of > letters courtesy of > monkeys on > typewriter.' > > Any idea how to do that?
As mentioned previously, it sounds like you're looking for the built-in "textwrap" module: >>> s = "this is just a random sequence of letters courtesy of monkeys on typewriter." >>> import textwrap >>> print textwrap.fill(s, 20) this is just a random sequence of letters courtesy of monkeys on typewriter. http://docs.python.org/lib/module-textwrap.html The Python library has already done all the heavy lifting--no need to re-invent the wheel. -tkc -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
