How to remove [ ] and '' from Python output

Question

Here is some code that prints out the value of a dictionary based on the key, I have tried some methods like .remove() but can't find a good solution that does not require an entire class to strip the dictionary.

Here is my code:

def WriteoutLines(TheDict, choice):

    DictValues = TheDict.copy()
    Result = TheDict.get(choice)
    print(Result)


TheDict = {"pres": ["the President right now is",
                    "Joe Biden"],
           "FSUNick": ["the seminoles",
                       "unconquerd"],
           "class": ["introcution to Python"]
           }
TheKeys = list(TheDict.keys())

Done = False
while (not Done):
    print("we have these keys")
    for i in range(0, len(TheKeys)):
        print(TheKeys[i])
    print("enter zz to end program or the word you want a listing for")
    choice = input("enter the string you want typed out")

    if (choice in TheDict.keys()):
        WriteoutLines(TheDict, choice)

    elif (choice == "zz"):
        break
    else:
        print("The was not a legal choice")

What is the output and what do you want it to be? Also, please remove everything from your code that is not related to the problem. We call that a [mre]. Do not use `input()` in your code, because the result will then depend on what someone enters. — Thomas Weller, Dec 01 '21 at 17:22

Samwise · Answer 1 · 2021-12-01T17:25:40.593

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Try str.join():

the_dict = {
    "pres": ["the President right now is", "Joe Biden"],
    "FSUNick": ["the seminoles", "unconquerd"],
    "class": ["introcution to Python"]
}

while True:
    print("we have these keys")
    print("\n".join(the_dict.keys()))
    print("enter zz to end program or the word you want a listing for")
    choice = input("enter the string you want typed out")
    if choice == "zz":
        break
    print(" ".join(the_dict.get(choice) or ["That was not a legal choice"]))

edited Dec 01 '21 at 17:25

answered Dec 01 '21 at 17:22

Samwise

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Instead of answering duplicates, I think it's best to flag a post as a duplicate rather than suggesting the same solution as the question that the post duplicates. Your solution is the same as [this one](https://stackoverflow.com/a/11178075/6273251). – Random Davis Dec 01 '21 at 17:24

How to remove [ ] and '' from Python output

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