Split string into groups of 3 characters

Question

I have a string

ddffjh3gs

I want to convert it into a list

["ddf", "fjh", "3gs"]

In groups of 3 characters as seen above. What is the best way to do this in python 2.7?

In the original string, `f` appears once. But in a list, there are two. Why? — falsetru, May 15 '17 at 15:11

score 27 · Accepted Answer · answered May 15 '17 at 15:12

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Using list comprehension with string slice:

>>> s = 'ddffjh3gs'
>>> [s[i:i+3] for i in range(0, len(s), 3)]
['ddf', 'fjh', '3gs']

answered May 15 '17 at 15:12

falsetru

thank you, I love the shorthand – Qwerty May 15 '17 at 15:12
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how get something like ['ddf', 'dff', 'ffj','fjh','jh3','h3g','3gs'] – Basudev Mar 06 '20 at 15:27
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@Basudev, `[s[i:i+3] for i in range(0, len(s)-2)]` – falsetru Mar 07 '20 at 00:06

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