sorry, I forgot that re search from the front of the string.
import re
putComma = lambda x: (','.join(re.findall("\d{1,3}", str(x)[::-1])))[::-1]
print putComma(1234567) # 1,234,567
print putComma(12345678) # 12,345,678
print putComma(123456789) # 123,456,789
----- Original Message -----
From: bhaaluu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kepala Pening" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: tutor@python.org
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:02:40 -0400
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Even More Converter!
> import re
> num = 12345678
> print ','.join(re.findall("\d{3}", str(num)))
>
> output:
> 123,456
>
> Where is the '78'?
>
> It looks like that solution inserts comma's from left to right
> instead of from right to left.
> --
> b h a a l u u at g m a i l dot c o m
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> whole soul." [Mahatma Gandhi]
>
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:17 AM, Kepala Pening <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >
> > import re
> >
> > num = 123456789
> >
> > print ','.join(re.findall("\d{3}", str(num)))
> >
> > output:
> > 123,456,789
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: tutor@python.org
> > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:49:18 -0700
> > Subject: [Tutor] Even More Converter!
> >
> > It works perfectly, so I am sure my question will not be hard to answer.
> > When Python gives me the answer to my conversion, is there a way to
create it
> > so every 3 numbers a comma is inserted?
> > Such as: 1 mile is 5,280 feet. Instead of 1 mile is 5280 feet. Yes a
simple
> > thing, but something which I believe will make it look better.
> > Also is there a way to make this so I don't have to go through every
> > individual line of code and add *insert comma* or something to it, simply
> > at the top like how the Unit Menu is placed only once there, and yet
> > applies to the whole document. Thank you
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