Arrgh. One of those days where I find an answer just after posting. I spend
hours on the code below only to find I don't know how to use split to it's
fullest.
>>> b.strip(",").split(",")
['I', 'G', 'AQ', 'ET', 'K', 'BF']
"Poppy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I'm reading from a database a column that has a list of codes (comma
> seperated). When I read in the list I have a single value, see code sample
> below values for a, b, and c. These represent possible values in my
> database. I need to loop through each value so I can expand my data from
> this compressed view.
>
> My code below works and creates my desired output but I believe there must
> be a better way this is very messy. My messy function that I'd like to
> replace is lst_codes(codes). Any alternative suggestions?
>
> this is what I begin with
> a = ',P,'
> b = ',I,G,AQ,ET,K,BF,'
> c = ',DZ,'
> this is what I want (lists or tuples are fine)
> ['P']
> ['I', 'G', 'AQ', 'ET', 'K', 'BF']
> ['DZ']
>
>
> def lst_codes(codes):
> """ turn a string of comma seperated codes into a real list object """
> i = 0
> lstD = []
> while i < len(codes):
> a = codes[i]
> b = ","
> if (i + 1) < len(codes):
> b = codes[i + 1]
> i = i + 1
> else:
> b = ","
>
> if b <> ",":
> lstD.append(a + b)
> i = i + 2
> else:
> lstD.append(a)
> i = i + 1
> return lstD
>
>
> a = ',P,'
> b = ',I,G,AQ,ET,K,BF,'
> c = ',DZ,'
>
> for ea in (a,b,c):
> print lst_codes(ea.strip(","))
>
>
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