2 problems

[symonlandor]

Hello,Im using Python 2.4.2 and I'm starting a few very basic
programs,but theres two problems I've not found the answers for.
My first problem is I need code that will count the number of letters
in a string and return that number to a variable.
My second problem stems from the first as I need a function that can
slice the string into letters and have those put in seperate
strings.Ive tried using the normal [:1],[:2],etc but I need a function
that can do that a variable amount of times due to the varying number
of letters in the input.

This would be of great help,as python is new to me.

[Mike Kent]

sy*********@gmail.com wrote:

Hello,Im using Python 2.4.2 and I'm starting a few very basic
programs,but theres two problems I've not found the answers for.
My first problem is I need code that will count the number of letters
in a string and return that number to a variable.

>>s = "hello"
len(s)

5

My second problem stems from the first as I need a function that can
slice the string into letters and have those put in seperate
strings.Ive tried using the normal [:1],[:2],etc but I need a function
that can do that a variable amount of times due to the varying number
of letters in the input.

>>s = "hello"
list(s)

['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']

>
This would be of great help,as python is new to me.

Welcome aboard!

[Simon Forman]

sy*********@gmail.com wrote:

Hello,Im using Python 2.4.2 and I'm starting a few very basic
programs,but theres two problems I've not found the answers for.
My first problem is I need code that will count the number of letters
in a string and return that number to a variable.

Do you mean like this

>>s = 'abracadabra'
s.count('a')

5

>>s.count('ab')

2

My second problem stems from the first as I need a function that can
slice the string into letters and have those put in seperate
strings.Ive tried using the normal [:1],[:2],etc but I need a function
that can do that a variable amount of times due to the varying number
of letters in the input.

I'm sorry, but I don't know what you mean here.

>
This would be of great help,as python is new to me.

It's a great language!

Peace,
~Simon

[symonlandor]

Mike Kent wrote:

sy*********@gmail.com wrote:

Hello,Im using Python 2.4.2 and I'm starting a few very basic
programs,but theres two problems I've not found the answers for.
My first problem is I need code that will count the number of letters
in a string and return that number to a variable.

>s = "hello"
len(s)

5

My second problem stems from the first as I need a function that can
slice the string into letters and have those put in seperate
strings.Ive tried using the normal [:1],[:2],etc but I need a function
that can do that a variable amount of times due to the varying number
of letters in the input.

>s = "hello"
list(s)

['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']

This would be of great help,as python is new to me.

Welcome aboard!

Thank you greatly,this is exactly what I needed,and this language is
alot more powerful than I thought!