how to separate a mixed datatype string taken as input into list

Question

Consider the below code,

string_new=raw_input('Enter data')

The input supplied was:

'aaa' 'bbb' 23 21 56 98 'ccc'

Each of the above values were space seperated

We require this to be converted to list:

list=['aaa','bbb',23,21,56,98,'ccc']

I tried previous solutions as given on Get a list of numbers as input from the user

and How to make a list from a raw_input in python?

using

map(int,string_new.split())

However that works only for integers and we have different datatypes elements passed as an input and separated by space.

Any suggestions...

Alys

our string is carrying mixed datatype Well not really - a string is a string, even if it contains digits. – Zach

Answer 1

Raw input converts the input from the user into a string. The following will produce a list that is split on spaces as you are requesting.

string_new = raw_input('Enter data')
input_list = string_new.split()

If you wish to convert integer-likes within the input_list:

mix_list = []
for in_string in input_list:
    try:
        mix_list.append(int(in_string))
    except:
        mix_list.append(in_string)

Softshoe

@FarhanPatel well raw_input gives you a string, and split() will only work on strings. – Zach

@patrick, however that's not the output which is desired!!!.... split would result in [' "aaa" ', ' "bbb" ', '23','21'..... – Alys

@BryceFrank, hey buddy pls run the edited answer in any of the python ide, u would see the if it's not a integer it results in [' "aaa" ', ' "bbb" '].....where in it becomes string of string..... – Alys

also, i hv suggested edit for string_new and string_input variable mismatch!!!...@BryceFrank pls verify!! – Alys