Join Strings by Multiple Delimiters in Python

In this article, we will learn how to join strings by multiple delimiters in python.

Methods Used

The following are the various methods to accomplish this task ?

• Using List Comprehension and "+" Operator

• Using List Comprehension and join() Function

Example

Assume we have taken two input strings and a multiple delimiters list. We will now join both the input strings with the given input delimiters and returns a resultant list using the above methods.

Input

Input String 1: hello
Input String 2: tutorialspoint
delimitersList = ["-", "^", "%", "$", "#"]

Output

Both the strings after joining with the input delimiters:
['hello-tutorialspoint', 'hello^tutorialspoint', 'hello%tutorialspoint', 'hello$tutorialspoint', 'hello#tutorialspoint']

In this example, both the input strings are joined with the given multiple delimiters "-", "^", "%", "$", and "#", and a new list is returned.

Method 1: Using List Comprehension and "+" Operator

List Comprehension

When you wish to build a new list based on the values of an existing list, list comprehension provides a shorter/concise syntax.

Algorithm (Steps)

Following are the Algorithms/steps to be followed to perform the desired task -.

• Create a variable to store the input string1.

• Create another variable to store the input string2.

• Print both the input strings.

• Initialize a list containing multiple delimiters.

• Use the + operator to join both the strings with the input delimiters by traversing through the delimiters list using list comprehension.

• Print the resultant list after joining both strings with the input delimiters.

Example

The following program returns a list after joining both the input strings with the input delimiters using list comprehension and "+" Operator -

# input string 1
inputString_1 = 'hello'

# input string 2
inputString_2 = "tutorialspoint"

# printing input string 1
print("Input String 1: ", inputString_1)

# printing input string 2
print("Input String 2: ", inputString_2)

# Creating a list containing multiple delimiters
delimitersList = ["-", "^", "%", "$", "#"]
print("Delimiters List is :", delimitersList)

# joining both the strings with the input delimiters using list comprehension

# Here + operator is used to concatenate the two input string
resultantList = [inputString_1 + d + inputString_2 for d in delimitersList]

# printing the resultant string
print("Both the strings after joining with the input delimiters:\n", resultantList)

Output

On execution, the above program will generate the following output -

Input String 1: hello
Input String 2: tutorialspoint
Delimiters List is : ['-', '^', '%', '$', '#']
Both the strings after joining with the input delimiters:
['hello-tutorialspoint', 'hello^tutorialspoint', 'hello%tutorialspoint', 'hello$tutorialspoint', 'hello#tutorialspoint']

Method 2: Using List Comprehension and join() Function

join() function ? join() is a string function in Python that is used to join elements of a sequence that are separated by a string separator. This function connects sequence elements to convert to a string.

Algorithm (Steps)

Following are the Algorithm/steps to be followed to perform the desired task -

• Initialize a list containing multiple delimiters.

• Traverse through the delimiters list using list comprehension.

• Join the given two strings with the list element as delimiters using the join() function.

• Print the resultant list after joining both strings with the input delimiters.

Example

The following program returns a list after joining both the input strings with the input delimiters using list comprehension and the join() function -

# input string 1
inputString_1 = 'hello'

# input string 2
inputString_2 = "tutorialspoint"

# printing input string 1
print("Input String 1: ", inputString_1)

# printing input string 2
print("Input String 2: ", inputString_2)

# creating a list containing multiple delimiters
delimitersList = ["-", "^", "%", "$", "#"]
print("Delimiters List is :", delimitersList)

# Join the two lists using the join function where

# We passed delimiter as the list element
resultantList = [d.join([inputString_1, inputString_2]) for d in delimitersList]

# printing the resultant list
print("Both the strings after joining with the input delimiters:\n", resultantList)

Output

On execution, the above program will generate the following output -

Input String 1: hello
Input String 2: tutorialspoint
Delimiters List is : ['-', '^', '%', '$', '#']
Both the strings after joining with the input delimiters:
['hello-tutorialspoint', 'hello^tutorialspoint', 'hello%tutorialspoint',
'hello$tutorialspoint', 'hello#tutorialspoint']

The time and space complexity for all the methods are the same ?

Time Complexity ? O(n)

Space Complexity ? O(n)

Conclusion

In this article, we covered two different techniques for joining strings with multiple delimiters, including the + operator (concatenation operator) and the join() function. Additionally, we learned how to join the list with the delimiter as list elements using list comprehension.