Converting a single line string to integer array in Python

Question

I'm trying to learn python through HackerRank, and I've been stuck on reading stdin. The problem gives an array of integers as a single line of text formatted like:

1 2 3 4 5

This should become the array:

[1,2,3,4,5].

Since there are spaces in between the numerals in the input, how can I get to an array? I've tried split() and map(), but I kept getting errors or an array that still had spaces.

Thank you!

I apologize if this is too basic -- I've spent an hour on this and I'm stuck... — Will R
– Will R, Commented Dec 1, 2014 at 5:15
I'm pretty sure the downvote doesn't come from the "basic"-ness of the question but of not showing some effort with what you've done. Some code? Why split doesn't work? What made you think that map would work? A particular error you're getting? That kind of stuff... — Savir
– Savir, Commented Dec 1, 2014 at 5:16
@BorrajaX I'll be sure to do that in the future -- thank you for your help — Will R
– Will R, Commented Dec 1, 2014 at 5:22
@BorrajaX Got it! it made me wait a few minutes before choosing a best answer. — Will R
– Will R, Commented Dec 1, 2014 at 5:30

Amadan · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-01 12:02:09Z

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list(map(int, "1 2 3 4 5".split(" ")))

edited Dec 1, 2019 at 12:02

answered Dec 1, 2014 at 5:17

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bedna Over a year ago

>>> map(int, "1 2 3 4 5".split(" ")) <map object at 0x7f4b2489bc90>

John La Rooy · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-01 05:27:42Z

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This list comprehension works equally well on Python2 and Python3

[int(x) for x in "1 2 3 4 5".split()]

str.split() when given no parameters will split on any whitespace

answered Dec 1, 2014 at 5:27

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