Re: Neat way to get rid of [" "] in sys.argv[n:] returns

[Fredrik Lundh]

korean_dave wrote:

python test.py "testparameter"

I get this output:

-------------
['testparameter']
----------------

Is there a way to neatly, in one call to the parameter, to get rid of
the [' and '] without bothering to replace() '[ with "" and replace()
'] with ''?

Since you're using slicing instead of indexing, you're printing a list,
not a single string. There is no '[ or ]' in the string itself, and no
need to replace it with anything.

To print just that string, do

print sys.argv[1] # fetch item

instead of

print sys.argv[1:] # slice list

I suggest working through a tutorial or two. Pay special attention to
the difference between an object's value and the various ways that value
can be output.

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