How to Convert List to Comma-Separated String in Python
When you're working with lists in Python, sometimes you need to represent the list as a single string.
For example, this can help when you need to store a list in a database or send it over the network.
In this post, we'll learn how to take an existing list and convert it to a comma-separated string in Python.
How to convert a list to a comma-separated string in Python
To convert a list to a comma-separated string in Python, let's first start by defining a list:
PYTHONlist = ['a', 'b', 'c']
print(list)
BASH['a', 'b', 'c']
Nothing too fancy, just a list of 3 strings.
Now, to convert this list to a comma-separated string, we can use the join()
method.
This method is called on the list itself and takes a single argument: the string that will be used to join the list items.
Because we want this to be a comma-separated string, we'll pass a comma as the argument:
PYTHONlist = ['a', 'b', 'c']
print(list)
string = ",".join(list)
print(string)
BASH['a', 'b', 'c']
a,b,c
This works right away when the list items are strings.
However, when they are something else, like numbers, we'll need to convert them to strings first by wrapping them in the str()
function.
PYTHONlist = [1, 2, 3]
print(list)
string = ",".join(str(x) for x in list)
print(string)
BASH[1, 2, 3]
1,2,3
Conclusion
In this post, we learned how to convert a list to a comma-separated string in Python.
When the list items are string, we can use the join()
method directly, but when they are something else, we'll need to convert them to strings first.
Thanks for reading!
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