How to split a string (using regex?) depending on digit/ not digit

Question

I want to split a string into a list in python, depending on digit/ not digit. For example,

5 55+6+  5/

should return

[\'5\',\'         


        

Answer 1

Use findall or finditer:

>>> re.findall(r'\d+|[^\s\d]+', '5 55+6+ 5/')
['5', '55', '+', '6', '+', '5', '/']