splitting a string based on tab in the file

Question

I have file that contains values separated by tab (\"\\t\"). I am trying to create a list and store all values of file in the list. But I get some problem. Here is my code.<

Answer 1

You can use regex here:

>>> import re
>>> strs = "foo\tbar\t\tspam"
>>> re.split(r'\t+', strs)
['foo', 'bar', 'spam']

update:

You can use str.rstrip to get rid of trailing '\t' and then apply regex.

>>> yas = "yas\t\tbs\tcda\t\t"
>>> re.split(r'\t+', yas.rstrip('\t'))
['yas', 'bs', 'cda']