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pythonpython-3.x
Whud
Whud

Reputation: 714

How do you output a list out without quotes around strings?

I'm trying to set up a block to accept only inputs that are in a list but first it asks for the inputs in the input function but I can't seem to get rid of the quotes around the strings in the list. Here is some example code:

def Sinput(acceptable):
    while True:
        acceptable = [str(i) for i in acceptable]
        a = input('Enter'+str(acceptable[:-1]).strip('[]')+' or '+str(acceptable[-1]+': '))
        if a in acceptable:
            return a
            break

a = Sinput([ 1, 2.01, '\'cat\'', 'dog'])
print('you entred:', a)

The input asks: Enter'1', '2.01', "'cat'" or dog: I want it to ask: Enter 1, 2.01, 'cat' or dog:

Using .replace('\'', '') won't work because the input 'cat' would no longer display correctly

Thanks for any help, I've only been doing coding for about a week.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1553

Answers (2)

zipa
zipa

Reputation: 27889

I think this would do good for you:

   a = input('Enter {} or {}'.format(' ,'.join(acceptable[:-1]), acceptable[-1]))

Upvotes: 2

Moses Koledoye
Moses Koledoye

Reputation: 78554

Use .join(...) which is the recommended way for joining an iterable of strings:

a = input('Enter'+ ' ,'.join(acceptable[:-1]) + ...)
#                  ^^^^^^^^^

P.S. I don't see why you need a break after that return statement.

Upvotes: 3

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