Python - how to separate paragraphs from text?

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I need to separate texts into paragraphs and be able to work with each of them. How can I do that? Between every 2 paragraphs can be at least 1 empty line. Like this:

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.

Thanks in advance.

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Assuming the text is in a text file. Read the file line wise and whenever you encounter a blank line, you know that whatever was above that line belonged to a paragraph. Extend this similarly for upcoming text.
– raj
Nov 10 at 16:10

This is clear for me, but I need a help with syntax, how to write this.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:14

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@kom20 do you know how to open a file and read a line? What difficultly do you have specifically ?
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 10 at 16:17

I know this, but I need to align all paragraphs for set width of characters and for that I need to separate paragraphs from the text and work with each individually.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:21

Use str.splitlines()
– snakecharmerb
Nov 10 at 16:30

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I need to separate texts into paragraphs and be able to work with each of them. How can I do that? Between every 2 paragraphs can be at least 1 empty line. Like this:

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.

Thanks in advance.

edited Nov 10 at 21:02

user6910411

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asked Nov 10 at 16:02

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Assuming the text is in a text file. Read the file line wise and whenever you encounter a blank line, you know that whatever was above that line belonged to a paragraph. Extend this similarly for upcoming text.
– raj
Nov 10 at 16:10

This is clear for me, but I need a help with syntax, how to write this.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:14

1

@kom20 do you know how to open a file and read a line? What difficultly do you have specifically ?
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 10 at 16:17

I know this, but I need to align all paragraphs for set width of characters and for that I need to separate paragraphs from the text and work with each individually.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:21

Use str.splitlines()
– snakecharmerb
Nov 10 at 16:30

|
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I need to separate texts into paragraphs and be able to work with each of them. How can I do that? Between every 2 paragraphs can be at least 1 empty line. Like this:

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.

Thanks in advance.

edited Nov 10 at 21:02

user6910411

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asked Nov 10 at 16:02

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I need to separate texts into paragraphs and be able to work with each of them. How can I do that? Between every 2 paragraphs can be at least 1 empty line. Like this:

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.

Thanks in advance.

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Assuming the text is in a text file. Read the file line wise and whenever you encounter a blank line, you know that whatever was above that line belonged to a paragraph. Extend this similarly for upcoming text.
– raj
Nov 10 at 16:10

This is clear for me, but I need a help with syntax, how to write this.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:14

1

@kom20 do you know how to open a file and read a line? What difficultly do you have specifically ?
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 10 at 16:17

I know this, but I need to align all paragraphs for set width of characters and for that I need to separate paragraphs from the text and work with each individually.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:21

Use str.splitlines()
– snakecharmerb
Nov 10 at 16:30

|
show 1 more comment

Assuming the text is in a text file. Read the file line wise and whenever you encounter a blank line, you know that whatever was above that line belonged to a paragraph. Extend this similarly for upcoming text.
– raj
Nov 10 at 16:10

This is clear for me, but I need a help with syntax, how to write this.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:14

1

@kom20 do you know how to open a file and read a line? What difficultly do you have specifically ?
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 10 at 16:17

I know this, but I need to align all paragraphs for set width of characters and for that I need to separate paragraphs from the text and work with each individually.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:21

Use str.splitlines()
– snakecharmerb
Nov 10 at 16:30

Assuming the text is in a text file. Read the file line wise and whenever you encounter a blank line, you know that whatever was above that line belonged to a paragraph. Extend this similarly for upcoming text.
– raj
Nov 10 at 16:10

This is clear for me, but I need a help with syntax, how to write this.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:14

@kom20 do you know how to open a file and read a line? What difficultly do you have specifically ?
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 10 at 16:17

I know this, but I need to align all paragraphs for set width of characters and for that I need to separate paragraphs from the text and work with each individually.
– kom20
Nov 10 at 16:21

Use str.splitlines()
– snakecharmerb
Nov 10 at 16:30

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This sould work:

text.split('nn')

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

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Thanks, it seems good. But since the end of the text consists of some empty lines, last items in this list are empty (like this): ["something","",""]. Can this make any problem as soon as I get into work with the particular words in these paragraphs?
– kom20
Nov 10 at 18:00

This is for you to say. You can always filter them out with filter(None, ...)
– roeen30
Nov 10 at 18:26

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Try

result = list(filter(lambda x : x != '', text.split('nn')))

edited Nov 10 at 21:14

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

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While this might answer the authors question, it lacks some explaining words and/or links to documentation. Raw code snippets are not very helpful without some phrases around them. You may also find how to write a good answer very helpful. Please edit your answer.
– hellow
Nov 11 at 7:21

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I usually strip before split then filter out the ''. ;)

a =

'''

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.





'''



data = [content for content in a.strip().splitlines() if content]



print(data)

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This sould work:

text.split('nn')

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

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Thanks, it seems good. But since the end of the text consists of some empty lines, last items in this list are empty (like this): ["something","",""]. Can this make any problem as soon as I get into work with the particular words in these paragraphs?
– kom20
Nov 10 at 18:00

This is for you to say. You can always filter them out with filter(None, ...)
– roeen30
Nov 10 at 18:26

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up vote
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down vote

This sould work:

text.split('nn')

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

20419

Thanks, it seems good. But since the end of the text consists of some empty lines, last items in this list are empty (like this): ["something","",""]. Can this make any problem as soon as I get into work with the particular words in these paragraphs?
– kom20
Nov 10 at 18:00

This is for you to say. You can always filter them out with filter(None, ...)
– roeen30
Nov 10 at 18:26

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

This sould work:

text.split('nn')

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

20419

This sould work:

text.split('nn')

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

20419

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

20419

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

20419

answered Nov 10 at 17:00

roeen30

20419

Thanks, it seems good. But since the end of the text consists of some empty lines, last items in this list are empty (like this): ["something","",""]. Can this make any problem as soon as I get into work with the particular words in these paragraphs?
– kom20
Nov 10 at 18:00

This is for you to say. You can always filter them out with filter(None, ...)
– roeen30
Nov 10 at 18:26

add a comment |

Thanks, it seems good. But since the end of the text consists of some empty lines, last items in this list are empty (like this): ["something","",""]. Can this make any problem as soon as I get into work with the particular words in these paragraphs?
– kom20
Nov 10 at 18:00

This is for you to say. You can always filter them out with filter(None, ...)
– roeen30
Nov 10 at 18:26

Thanks, it seems good. But since the end of the text consists of some empty lines, last items in this list are empty (like this): ["something","",""]. Can this make any problem as soon as I get into work with the particular words in these paragraphs?
– kom20
Nov 10 at 18:00

This is for you to say. You can always filter them out with filter(None, ...)
– roeen30
Nov 10 at 18:26

add a comment |

up vote
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Try

result = list(filter(lambda x : x != '', text.split('nn')))

edited Nov 10 at 21:14

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

bolzano

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While this might answer the authors question, it lacks some explaining words and/or links to documentation. Raw code snippets are not very helpful without some phrases around them. You may also find how to write a good answer very helpful. Please edit your answer.
– hellow
Nov 11 at 7:21

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up vote
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down vote

Try

result = list(filter(lambda x : x != '', text.split('nn')))

edited Nov 10 at 21:14

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

bolzano

3621827

While this might answer the authors question, it lacks some explaining words and/or links to documentation. Raw code snippets are not very helpful without some phrases around them. You may also find how to write a good answer very helpful. Please edit your answer.
– hellow
Nov 11 at 7:21

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Try

result = list(filter(lambda x : x != '', text.split('nn')))

edited Nov 10 at 21:14

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

bolzano

3621827

Try

result = list(filter(lambda x : x != '', text.split('nn')))

edited Nov 10 at 21:14

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

bolzano

3621827

edited Nov 10 at 21:14

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

bolzano

3621827

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

bolzano

3621827

answered Nov 10 at 21:05

bolzano

3621827

While this might answer the authors question, it lacks some explaining words and/or links to documentation. Raw code snippets are not very helpful without some phrases around them. You may also find how to write a good answer very helpful. Please edit your answer.
– hellow
Nov 11 at 7:21

add a comment |

While this might answer the authors question, it lacks some explaining words and/or links to documentation. Raw code snippets are not very helpful without some phrases around them. You may also find how to write a good answer very helpful. Please edit your answer.
– hellow
Nov 11 at 7:21

While this might answer the authors question, it lacks some explaining words and/or links to documentation. Raw code snippets are not very helpful without some phrases around them. You may also find how to write a good answer very helpful. Please edit your answer.
– hellow
Nov 11 at 7:21

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

I usually strip before split then filter out the ''. ;)

a =

'''

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.





'''



data = [content for content in a.strip().splitlines() if content]



print(data)

answered Nov 10 at 21:25

Prayson Daniel

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up vote
0
down vote

I usually strip before split then filter out the ''. ;)

a =

'''

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.





'''



data = [content for content in a.strip().splitlines() if content]



print(data)

answered Nov 10 at 21:25

Prayson Daniel

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add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

I usually strip before split then filter out the ''. ;)

a =

'''

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.





'''



data = [content for content in a.strip().splitlines() if content]



print(data)

answered Nov 10 at 21:25

Prayson Daniel

1,0381817

I usually strip before split then filter out the ''. ;)

a =

'''

Hello world,

  this is an example.



Let´s program something.





Creating  new  program.





'''



data = [content for content in a.strip().splitlines() if content]



print(data)

answered Nov 10 at 21:25

Prayson Daniel

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answered Nov 10 at 21:25

Prayson Daniel

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answered Nov 10 at 21:25

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