Convert, or unformat, a string to variables (like format(), but in reverse) in Python

Question

I have strings of the form Version 1.4.0\\n and Version 1.15.6\\n, and I\'d like a simple way of extracting the three numbers from them. I know I

Answer 1

This

a, b, c = (int(i) for i in mystr.split()[1].split('.'))

will give you int values for a, b and c

>>> a
1
>>> b
15
>>> c
6

Depending on how regular or irregular, i.e., consistent, your number/version formats will be, you may want to consider the use of regular expressions, though if they will stay in this format, I would favor the simpler solution if it works for you.