Python separate list into string

How can I convert a list to a string using Python?

Aran-Fey

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asked Apr 11, 2011 at 8:51

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Use ''.join:

xs = ['1', '2', '3']
s = ''.join[xs]

If the list contains integers, convert the elements to string before joining them:

xs = [1, 2, 3]
s = ''.join[str[x] for x in xs]

Mateen Ulhaq

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answered Apr 11, 2011 at 8:52

Senthil KumaranSenthil Kumaran

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>>> xs = [1, 2, 3]       
>>> " ".join[str[x] for x in xs]
'1 2 3'

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answered Apr 11, 2011 at 8:53

Andrey SboevAndrey Sboev

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xs = ['L', 'O', 'L']
lol_string = ''.join[map[str, xs]]

Mateen Ulhaq

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answered Apr 11, 2011 at 8:56

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❮ String Methods

Example

Split a string into a list where each word is a list item:

txt = "welcome to the jungle"

x = txt.split[]

print[x]

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Definition and Usage

The split[] method splits a string into a list.

You can specify the separator, default separator is any whitespace.

Note: When maxsplit is specified, the list will contain the specified number of elements plus one.

Syntax

string.split[separator, maxsplit]

Parameter Values

More Examples

Example

Split the string, using comma, followed by a space, as a separator:

txt = "hello, my name is Peter, I am 26 years old"

x = txt.split[", "]

print[x]

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Example

Use a hash character as a separator:

txt = "apple#banana#cherry#orange"

x = txt.split["#"]

print[x]

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Example

Split the string into a list with max 2 items:

txt = "apple#banana#cherry#orange"

# setting the maxsplit parameter to 1, will return a list with 2 elements!
x = txt.split["#", 1]

print[x]

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❮ String Methods

Given a list, write a Python program to convert the given list to string. There are various situations we might encounter when a list is given and we convert it to string. For example, conversion to string from the list of string or the list of integer. 

Example:

Input: ['Geeks', 'for', 'Geeks']
Output: Geeks for Geeks

Input: ['I', 'want', 4, 'apples', 'and', 18, 'bananas']
Output: I want 4 apples and 18 bananas

Let’s see various ways we can convert the list to string. 

Method #1: Iterate through the list and keep adding the element for every index in some empty string. 

Python3

def listToString[s]:

    str1 = ""

    for ele in s:

        str1 += ele

    return str1

s = ['Geeks', 'for', 'Geeks']

print[listToString[s]]

Method #2: Using .join[] method 

Python3

def listToString[s]:

    str1 = " "

    return [str1.join[s]]

s = ['Geeks', 'for', 'Geeks']

print[listToString[s]]

But what if the list contains both string and integer as its element. In those cases, above code won’t work. We need to convert it to string while adding to string. 

Method #3: Using list comprehension 

Python3

s = ['I', 'want', 4, 'apples', 'and', 18, 'bananas']

listToStr = ' '.join[[str[elem] for elem in s]]

print[listToStr]

Output:

I want 4 apples and 18 bananas

Method #4: Using map[] Use map[] method for mapping str [for converting elements in list to string] with given iterator, the list. 

Python3

s = ['I', 'want', 4, 'apples', 'and', 18, 'bananas']

listToStr = ' '.join[map[str, s]]

print[listToStr]

Output:

I want 4 apples and 18 bananas

Method #5: Using enumerate function

Python3

s = ['I', 'want', 4, 'apples', 'and', 18, 'bananas']

listToStr = ' '.join[[str[elem] for i,elem in enumerate[s]]]

print[listToStr]

Output

I want 4 apples and 18 bananas

Method #6: Using in operator

Python3

s = ['Geeks', 'for', 'Geeks']

for i in s:

  print[i,end=" "]

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