Python - Extract range characters from String

Given a String, extract characters only which lie between given letters.

Input : test_str = ‘geekforgeeks is best’, strt, end = “g”, “s”
Output : gkorgksiss
Explanation : All characters after g and before s are retained.

Input : test_str = ‘geekforgeeks is best’, strt, end = “g”, “r”
Output : gkorgki
Explanation : All characters after g and before r are retained.

Method #1 : Using list comprehension

In this, we check for character in range using comparison operation and list comprehension does task of iteration and creation of new list. Then join() can be employed to reconvert to string.

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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of  
# Extract range  characters from String 
# Using list comprehension 
  
# initializing string 
test_str = 'geekforgeeks is best'
  
# printing original string 
print("The original string is : " + str(test_str)) 
  
# initializing range letters  
strt, end = "f", "s"
  
# join() to get result in string  
res = ''.join([chr for chr in test_str if chr >= strt and chr <= end]) 
  
# printing result  
print("Extracted String : " + str(res))  

Output

The original string is : geekforgeeks is best
Extracted String : gkforgksiss

Method #2 : Using filter() + lambda + join()

Another way to solve this, in this, we perform task of comparision using lambda, and filter() used lambda function to get required characters.

Python3

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of  
# Extract range  characters from String 
# Using filter() + lambda + join() 
  
# initializing string 
test_str = 'geekforgeeks is best'
  
# printing original string 
print("The original string is : " + str(test_str)) 
  
# initializing range letters  
strt, end = "f", "s"
  
# join() to get result in string  
res = ''.join(list(filter(lambda chr : chr >= strt and chr <= end, test_str))) 
  
# printing result  
print("Extracted String : " + str(res))  

Output

The original string is : geekforgeeks is best
Extracted String : gkforgksiss

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