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Use Python to create a comma delimited set


You can use the split function in Python to easily create a comma delimited set. If you have a divider to split upon, a script can substitute that divider with quotation marks and commas.

Follow these steps:

1. Name the set with the text you need to divide up.

>>> set1 = 'manchester england bristol england london england'

2. Use the split function with the divider designated in parentheses: >>> set1.split("england")

3. It will generate a nice comma delimited set. ['manchester ', ' bristol ', ' london ', ''] >>>


Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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