I guess you should use "re" module ... In this case re.split("\D,\D", YOUR_STRING) should work. (splits only when "," is between two non-digits).
for details and more options see python-docs. cheers, amit. On 4/6/06, Fulvio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alle 11:23, giovedì 06 aprile 2006, Chris P ha scritto: > > when splitting based on a delimiter of "," the above string gets broken up > > in 5 "columns" instead of 4 due to the "," in the money amount. > > There should be cvs package in the python directory. Why don't you try that > way? > Reading some help gives more details of its use. > > F > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- ---- Amit Khemka -- onyomo.com Home Page: www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~csd00377 Endless the world's turn, endless the sun's Spinning, Endless the quest; I turn again, back to my own beginning, And here, find rest. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list