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Python Comma Separated (See related posts)

Separate a list of string in english-language list fashion, just like the Ruby snippet listed earlier.

def textList(listtext, sep1=', ', sep2=', and '):
        return (len(listtext) > 1 
        and ("%s%s%s" % (sep1.join(listtext[:-1]), sep2, listtext[-1])) 
        or listtext[0])


['one'] -> "one"
['one', 'two', 'three'] -> "one, two, and three"
to python list separator by jamwt on Thu Sep 01 13:39:14 -0400 2005

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pnormand posts on Sep 02, 2005 at 06:31
One variant:

def textList(listtext, sep1=', ', sep2=', and '):
   return sep1.join(listtext[:-2]+['']) + sep2.join(listtext[-2:])

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