quantrum75 wrote: > Hi there, > I am a newbie trying to actively learn python. > My question is, > Suppose I have a list > a=["apple","orange","banana"] > > How do I convert this list into a string which is > > b="appleorangebanana" > Sorry for my ignorance,
No worries, every new language has its idioms that only come from experience and exposure. Try this: In [1]: a=["apple","orange","banana"] In [2]: print "".join( a ) appleorangebanana And just for clarity: In [3]: print "|".join( a ) apple|orange|banana Hope that helps, good luck learning python. Sincerely, e. > but I have been trying a "for" loop and trying the inbuilt str.join() > method without success. > Thanks a lot. > Regards > Quant > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
