String representation of arrays in python

Question

Is there anything that performs the following, in python? Or will I have to implement it myself?

array = [0, 1, 2]
myString = SOME_FUNCTION_THAT_TAKES_AN_ARRAY_AS_INPUT(array)
print myString

which prints

(0, 1, 2)

Thanks

Answer 1

You're in luck, Python has a function for this purpose exactly. It's called join.

print "(" + ", ".join(array) + ")"

If you're familiar with PHP, join is similar to implode. The ", " above is the element separator, and can be replaced with any string. For example,

print "123".join(['a','b','c'])

will print

a123b123c