Python - Remove index ranges from String

Python – Remove index ranges from String

Last Updated : 02 Sep, 2020

Given a string and ranges list, remove all the characters that occur in ranges.

Input : test_str = ‘geeksforgeeks is best for geeks’, range_list = [(3, 6), (7, 10)]
Output : geeks is best for geeks
Explanation : The required ranges removed.
Input : test_str = ‘geeksforgeeks is best for geeks’, range_list = [(3, 6)]
Output : georgeeks is best for geeks
Explanation : The required ranges removed.

Method #1 : Using loop

In this, we check for each range, remake string, considering the index doesn’t lie in range checking using conditional statements.

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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of 
# Remove index ranges from String 
# Using loop
  
# initializing strings
test_str1 = 'geeksforgeeks is best for geeks'
  
# printing original string
print("The original string 1 is : " + str(test_str1))
  
# initializing ranges list 
range_list = [(3, 6), (7, 10), (14, 17)]
  
res = ""
  
for idx, chr in enumerate(test_str1):
  for strt_idx, end_idx in range_list:
        
    # checking for ranges and appending 
    if strt_idx <= idx + 1 <= end_idx: 
      break
  else:
    res += chr
  
# printing result 
print("The reconstructed string : " + str(res)) 

Output

The original string 1 is : geeksforgeeks is best for geeks
The reconstructed string : geeksbest for geeks

Method #2 : Using any() + list comprehension + join()

In this, we perform task of checking for indices for strings using any() and list comprehension is used to reconstruct string accordingly.

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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of 
# Remove index ranges from String 
# Using any() + list comprehension + join()
  
# initializing strings
test_str1 = 'geeksforgeeks is best for geeks'
  
# printing original string
print("The original string 1 is : " + str(test_str1))
  
# initializing ranges list 
range_list = [(3, 6), (7, 10), (14, 17)]
  
# using any() to check for strings in index ranges
res = ''.join(chr for idx, chr in enumerate(test_str1, 1) if not any(strt_idx <= idx <= end_idx 
         for strt_idx, end_idx in range_list))
  
# printing result 
print("The reconstructed string : " + str(res)) 

Output

The original string 1 is : geeksforgeeks is best for geeks
The reconstructed string : geeksbest for geeks

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