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Q&A Separate digits of a number in groups with different sizes

I have a list of 11-digit numbers stored in one single column in Excel, and I need to separate the digits according to this pattern: 2-2-1-3-3. Example: 00002451018 becomes 00 00 2 451 018. How c...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by sfrow‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

#3: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2021-11-09T06:07:26Z (over 2 years ago)
added the question from own answer in the original post
  • I have a list of 11-digit numbers stored in one single column in Excel, and I need to separate the digits according to this pattern: `2-2-1-3-3`.
  • Example: `00002451018` becomes `00 00 2 451 018`.
  • How can I do it in Python?
  • I have a list of 11-digit numbers stored in one single column in Excel, and I need to separate the digits according to this pattern: `2-2-1-3-3`.
  • Example: `00002451018` becomes `00 00 2 451 018`.
  • How can I do it in Python?
  • I have tried the following:
  • ![Python implementation](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/1CxdEXsPMXCqH8HGU9aPAJLF)
  • If you notice the last column new Value is getting only from the last row. Which is ending with 416. Somehow I want inside of this to update and create a new column to contain for each row the updated pattern.
#2: Post edited by user avatar hkotsubo‭ · 2021-11-08T17:36:54Z (over 2 years ago)
Improve title, make text more concise, add tags
  • Transform number in specific pattern in Python
  • Separate digits of a number in groups with different sizes
  • I have a list of numbers stored in one single column in Excel.<br>
  • All numbers are 11 digit length.<br>
  • For example 00002451018 I need to transform it in this specific pattern 00 00 2 451 018.<br>
  • The pattern is 2-2-1-3-3.<br>
  • How can I do it in Python?<br>
  • <br>
  • Thanks in advance!
  • I have a list of 11-digit numbers stored in one single column in Excel, and I need to separate the digits according to this pattern: `2-2-1-3-3`.
  • Example: `00002451018` becomes `00 00 2 451 018`.
  • How can I do it in Python?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar sfrow‭ · 2021-11-08T14:53:36Z (over 2 years ago)
Transform number in specific pattern in Python
I have a list of numbers stored in one single column in Excel.<br>
All numbers are 11 digit length.<br>
For example 00002451018 I need to transform it in this specific pattern 00 00 2 451 018.<br>
The pattern is 2-2-1-3-3.<br>
How can I do it in Python?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance!