python how to get string form list value

Question

Lets say I have a list:

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

which is list of string.

Now I want to iterate in such way that I get abc . How can I do that ?

vks · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-30T06:54:36.060

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"".join(a)

should do it for you.

or

 "".join(map(str, a))

if all elements are not strings

edited Dec 30 '15 at 06:54

answered Dec 30 '15 at 06:45

vks

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Also use " ".join(map(str, a)) if the list does not contain all strings. – wolfsgang Dec 30 '15 at 06:53
@wolfsgang added thanx – vks Dec 30 '15 at 06:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 30 '15 at 06:50

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Another slightly less pythonic way:

string = ''
for letter in a:
    string += letter

answered Dec 30 '15 at 06:50

Maikflow

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Its also very inefficient for large strings. – mgilson Dec 30 '15 at 07:05

bashrc · Answer 3 · 2015-12-30T07:04:17.440

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Another alternative to one mentioned by vks. This assumes that the list contains elements which are str or support the + operator in a way that it aligns with the semantics of appending.

functools.reduce(lambda x,y: x+y, ['a','b','c'])

edited Dec 30 '15 at 07:04

answered Dec 30 '15 at 06:58

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