Search Operation with Delimiters

[stadala]

I have the below scenario
Search Function (Could be Fwd/Reverse Direction)

Ex: 2-6-281651 (Start-Offset-Value) or 2-6-"281-651"

I was able to create code based on the split delimiter as (-), but if my search string has - in it, how can we handle.

I can change the delimiter, but what if the new delimiter is part of the string, i can make sure that the value is in "",

I am trying to create a generic solution, with out any limitations

[Rabbit]

You could use your "surround it in quotes" solution. I'm unsure what your question is.

[bvdet]

You would not need the quotes using a regex solution. See if this works for you:

import re

patt = re.compile(r"(\d+)-(\d+)-(.+)")

s ='2-6-281-651'

m = patt.match(s)
if m:
    print m.group(1)
    print m.group(2)
    print m.group(3)

s ='122-61-281651'

m = patt.match(s)
if m:
    print m.group(1)
    print m.group(2)
    print m.group(3)

[bvdet]

I forgot about the maxsplit argument.

>>> s = '2-6-281-651'
>>> s.split('-',2)
['2', '6', '281-651']
>>>

[dwblas]

Use a delimiter that won't be in any string like *#@.