How can I get the first two digits of a number?

Question

I want to check the first two digits of a number in Python. Something like this:

for i in range(1000):

    if(first two digits of i == 15):
        print(\"         


        

Answer 1

You can use a regular expression to test for a match and capture the first two digits:

import re

for i in range(1000):
    match = re.match(r'(1[56])', str(i))

    if match:
        print(i, 'begins with', match.group(1))

The regular expression (1[56]) matches a 1 followed by either a 5 or a 6 and stores the result in the first capturing group.

Output:

15 begins with 15
16 begins with 16
150 begins with 15
151 begins with 15
152 begins with 15
153 begins with 15
154 begins with 15
155 begins with 15
156 begins with 15
157 begins with 15
158 begins with 15
159 begins with 15
160 begins with 16
161 begins with 16
162 begins with 16
163 begins with 16
164 begins with 16
165 begins with 16
166 begins with 16
167 begins with 16
168 begins with 16
169 begins with 16