Python | Convert String list to ascii values

Sometimes, while working with Python, we can have a problem in which we need to convert String List to ascii values. This kind of problem can occur many times. Let’s discuss certain ways in which this task can be performed.

Method #1 : Using loop + ord()
This problem can be solved using above functionalities. In this, we iterate the list and convert each character to it’s ascii number using ord().

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Convert String list to ascii values
# using loop + ord()

# initialize list
test_list = ['gfg', 'is', 'best']

# printing original list
print("The original list : " + str(test_list))

# Convert String list to ascii values
# using loop + ord()
res = []
for ele in test_list:
    res.extend(ord(num) for num in ele)

# printing result
print("The ascii list is : " + str(res))

Output :

The original list : ['gfg', 'is', 'best']
The ascii list is : [103, 102, 103, 105, 115, 98, 101, 115, 116]

Method #2 : Using list comprehension + ord()
This is yet another way to perform this task. This is just shorthand to above problem in which we compact the code using list comprehension using similar logic.

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Convert String list to ascii values
# using list comprehension + ord()

# initialize list
test_list = ['gfg', 'is', 'best']

# printing original list
print("The original list : " + str(test_list))

# Convert String list to ascii values
# using list comprehension + ord()
res = [ord(ele) for sub in test_list for ele in sub]

# printing result
print("The ascii list is : " + str(res))

Output :

The original list : ['gfg', 'is', 'best']
The ascii list is : [103, 102, 103, 105, 115, 98, 101, 115, 116]