How do I convert a list of characters into individual character strings in python?

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if I have a list like this:

list1 = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']

How can I convert them to characters so I can get the ASCII codes?

You may refer to the answer given [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/227459/ascii-value-of-a-character-in-python) — Guilherme, Dec 06 '15 at 21:01
There is no such thing as a "character" type in Python. There are just strings that are one character long. — BrenBarn, Dec 06 '15 at 21:07

Zizouz212 · Answer 1 · 2015-12-06T21:07:03.567

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The ord function built-in to Python will convert the character into its corresponding ascii code.

codes = []
for i in list1:
    codes.append(ord(i)) # convert character into an integer code

# codes will be [97,98,99,100]

edited Dec 06 '15 at 21:07

answered Dec 06 '15 at 21:03

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Or, `codes = map(ord,list1)` – Ahsanul Haque Dec 06 '15 at 21:05
@AhsanulHaque Yep, that's an easy way :) – Zizouz212 Dec 06 '15 at 21:05

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 06 '15 at 21:05

With a list comprehension

codes = [ord(char) for char in list1]

From ord() doc:

Given a string of length one, return an integer representing the Unicode code point of the character when the argument is a unicode object, or the value of the byte when the argument is an 8-bit string.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 06 '15 at 21:05

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asciiCodes = [ord(x) for x in list1]

answered Dec 06 '15 at 21:05

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How do I convert a list of characters into individual character strings in python?

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