Hello in this tutorial, we will understand the join() method in python programming.
1. Introduction
The join() method in python programming joins different elements and return a combined string. This method takes the iterable as an argument. This method returns the TypeError exception if the iterable contains any non-string values. It is represented by the following syntax –
Method syntax
string.join(iterable)
where,
string: Represents the parameter in which the joined elements of the iterable will be stored
Let us see the different use cases of the join() method in action.
1.1 Setting up Python
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2. Python join() method Tutorial
I am using JetBrains PyCharm as my preferred IDE. You are free to choose the IDE of your choice.
2.1 Python join() method Tutorial
Let us understand the different use cases of the join() method in python programming.
join() method
# join into a new string
delimiter = ','
programming_lang = ['java', 'python', 'typescript', 'javascript', 'html/css']
joined_str = delimiter.join(programming_lang)
print(joined_str)
# concatenation of strings
# using join() with an empty string to concatenate all strings in the iterable
audi = 'audi'
bmw = 'bmw'
mercedes = 'mercedes'
sequence = (audi, bmw, mercedes)
cars = ' '.join(sequence)
print(cars)
# using join() with a single string
welcome_str = 'greetings'
print('string characters are = {}'.format(','.join(welcome_str)))
# join() with set
# elements in the set are unordered and cannot be referred to by index or key
numbers = {'5', '1', '10', '2', '4', '3'}
print(" ".join(numbers))
# exception with join()
class Random:
pass
r1 = Random()
r2 = Random()
randoms = [r1, r2]
# exception message - expected str instance, Random found
print(",".join(randoms))
If everything goes well the following output will be shown in the IDE console.
Console Output
== # join into new string ==
java,python,typescript,javascript,html/css
== # concatenation of strings ==
audi bmw mercedes
== # using join() with single string ==
string characters are = g,r,e,e,t,i,n,g,s
== # join() with set ==
3 5 1 10 2 4
== # exception with join() ==
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "jcg-assignment-python-join.py", line 41, in
print(",".join(randoms))
TypeError: sequence item 0: expected str instance, Random found
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3. Summary
In this tutorial, we learned:
join()method in python programming- Sample program to understand the
join()method use cases
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