Input Help

[drizzit12]

In python, I am looking for some way to decipher an input by the user. If the user inputs "-1,2,1" (without the quotes), how can I break up the input into the numbers between the commas (ie a = -1, b = 2, and c = 1). Thank you.

[ilikepython]

In python, I am looking for some way to decipher an input by the user. If the user inputs "-1,2,1" (without the quotes), how can I break up the input into the numbers between the commas (ie a = -1, b = 2, and c = 1). Thank you.

Hello
You can use the split function

string = raw_input("Enter numbers")
string = string.split(",")   # this makes a list with every item in between the 
                                              # given argument

for x in range(len(string)):          # make numbers into integers if you'd like
    string[x] = int(string[x])          

try:                                  # assign variables to the items in the list and make                                    
    a = string[0]                 # sure program doesn't crash
    b = string[1] 
    c = string[2]
except IndexError:
    pass

Does that help?

[ghostdog74]

Hello
You can use the split function

string = raw_input("Enter numbers")
string = string.split(",")   # this makes a list with every item in between the 
                                              # given argument

for x in range(len(string)):          # make numbers into integers if you'd like
    string[x] = int(string[x])          

try:                                  # assign variables to the items in the list and make                                    
    a = string[0]                 # sure program doesn't crash
    b = string[1] 
    c = string[2]
except IndexError:
    pass

Does that help?

try not to use "string" as a variable. string is a module by itself

[ilikepython]

try not to use "string" as a variable. string is a module by itself

Oh ok, thanks for the advice.

[drizzit12]

This fixed my problem. Thank you so much for your help.