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<P><FONT SIZE=2>To preserve "mylist" as is, but print out it values, you could do this:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>>> import string</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>> mylist = ['1', '2', '3']</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>> print '\t'.join(mylist)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>1 2 3</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>> print mylist</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>['1', '2', '3']</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>> </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Alex Martelli [<A HREF="mailto:aleaxit@yahoo.com">mailto:aleaxit@yahoo.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Posted At: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 2:33 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Posted To: python</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Conversation: Help for Python newbie</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: Help for Python newbie</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"Bob Hibberdine" <bob.hibberdine@ntlworld.com> wrote in message</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="news:zSkV6.18764$m4.73107@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com" TARGET="_blank">news:zSkV6.18764$m4.73107@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com</A>...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> ...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >>> import string</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >>> mylist = ['1','2','3']</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >>> mystring = ''</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >>> mystring = mystring.join(mylist)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >>> print mystring</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 123</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> note there is no space between the items.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Right: the separator is mystring, and mystring is empty,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>so the separator is empty. To use tab as the separator:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>>> mystring = '\t'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>> mystring = mystring.join(mylist)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>> print mystring</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>1 2 3</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>or, more simply, just:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>> mystring = '\t'.join(mylist)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Alex</FONT>
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