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user7184167
user7184167

Reputation:

Python: splitting items in a list with multiple spaces?

I have a text file containing items and their properties, and I'd like to split them into separate items in a list. For example, this is what one line in the text file looks like:

Garlic Bread 100g     400kCal        4g          200mg

I have to create functions where you can search for food items by name, by calories, fat, etc. I know how to split them into a list where it's like ['Garlic', 'Bread', '100g' '400kCal', '4g', '200mg'], but my goal is to have it like ['Garlic Bread 100g', '400kCal', '4g', '200mg']

I used this code below, but lets say I input 100g, the program also outputs other food items that don't contain '100g' in the title, but rather somewhere else (like sodium content)

itemsearch = input("Enter a food item: ")
itemsearch = [item.strip() for item in itemsearch.lower().split(",")]
with open("nutriton.txt") as TxtFile:
    for thing in TxtFile:
        for item in itemsearch:
            if item in thing:
                print(thing)

Sorry if my explanation is a little confusing. I think I have to do something with item[:1], but I would need to have the list items separated properly.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 137

Answers (1)

宏杰李
宏杰李

Reputation: 12168

import re
line = 'Garlic Bread 100g     400kCal        4g          200mg'
split_list = re.split(r'\s{2,}', line)
print(split_list)

out:

['Garlic Bread 100g', '400kCal', '4g', '200mg']

Upvotes: 1

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