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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>hello : i am very
much a python novice because</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>I only use it for
preprocessing data that</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>i send into another
language called Splus.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>I have the following
problem that</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>I have spent a lot
of time on but I</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>can't figure
out.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>I have a string
called tickerstring</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>that might be
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>"ANL
LN32"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>and i want to get
rid of the digit piece.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>so that i get "ANL
LN"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>i can't just take
off the last two charcters</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>because the string
could also be</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>"ANL LN3" for
example.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>thanks to anyone who
could explain</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=816191320-13092003>how to do this
?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=816191320-13092003>
mark</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>