python3: Getting int From String [easily]

In this tutorial, we'll learn how to get an int from a str, by using Regex (method #1) or isdigit() built-function (method #2).

1. Using regex

Example 1:

import re
#string
string = "hello my name is Mark i'm 20 years old"

#search
# "/d" = Returns a match where the string contains digits (numbers from 0-9)
# "+" = One or more occurrences
search = re.search("\d+", string).group()

#print
print(search)

output

20

Example 2: finding all integers in a string

if you want to get all integers from string you need to user "findall()"

#string
string = "hello my name is Mark i'm 20 years old. i have 300 cats"


#findall integers ["20" and "300"]
find_all = re.findall("\d+", string)

#print results
print(find_all)

output

['20', '300']

as you can see, we have got all integers as list

2. Using isdigit() built-function

How this method works ?

first we'll spilt the string then check item by item if is a string

Example 1:

test_string = "Hello my name is Mark i'm 20 years old. i have 300 cats"


split_string = test_string.split() #split str into list

our_integers = []


for i in split_string:
    if i.isdigit():
        our_integers.append(i)
    
    
print(our_integers)    

output

['20', '300']

Example 2:

let's rewrite the above example with the sort way.

test_string = "Hello my name is Mark i'm 20 years old. i have 300 cats"

our_interegs = [i for i in test_string.split() if i.isdigit()]

print(our_interegs)   

output

['20', '300']

3. Summary

in this article, we've learned two methods to get number from string, Regex, and isdigit() built-function, as far as I know, the second method is more expensive than the first method