How to Remove Comma in Number Python

Are you dealing with a string containing commas and looking for a way to remove them? If so, you've come to the right place.

Python offers various methods to remove commas from numbers, depending on the number type and the specific use case. In this article, we will explore two common methods for achieving this.

If you are ready, Let's go through each method.

1. Using the Replace Method

One of the simplest ways to remove commas from a number is using the replace() built-in function. This function replaces a specified substring with another substring.

Here is the syntax:

string.replace(oldsubstring, newsubstring, count)

• oldsubstring: is the substring you want to replace.
• newsubstring: is the substring you want to replace it with
• count: how many occurrences of the old value do you want to replace

Now let's see how to use replace() to remove commas from a number.

num = "10,000" # Number

new_num = num.replace(",", "") # Remove commas from number

print(new_num)

Output:

10000

As you can see, We've replaced the comma with an empty value. In other words, we've removed the comma from the number. Now let's see an example with multiple numbers.

Now, let's say we have a list of numbers with commas:

numbers_with_commas = ["1,234", "5,678", "9,012"] # Numbers with commas

numbers_without_commas = [] # list to store the numbers without commas

for num in numbers_with_commas: # Iterate over each number in the list

    new_num = num.replace(",", "") # Remove commas from number
    
    numbers_without_commas.append(new_num) # Append the new number the numbers_without_commas
    
print(numbers_without_commas)

Output:

['1234', '5678', '9012']

2. Using the Regex

Another way to remove commas from numbers is by using regular expressions or Regex. Regex lets you check if a particular string matches a given regular expression manipulation.

However, the syntax of re.sub() is similar to that of the built-in str.replace() method, but there are a few differences in the syntax. Here is an example:

import re

num = "10,000" # Number

new_num = re.sub(",", "", num) # remove commas from number

print(new_num)

Output:

10000

Challenge and solution

It is important to keep in mind that when concatenating the number obtained by removing the commas with another number, You will get a TypeError error:

For example:

num = "10,000" # Number

new_num = num.replace(",", "") # remove commas from number

print(new_num + 90)

Output:

TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "int") to str

For more information about this Error, Please read TypeError: can only concatenate str (not 'int') to str. However, we must use the int() built function to solve this issue.

num = "10,000" # Number

new_num = num.replace(",", "") # remove commas from number

print(int(new_num) + 90)

Output:

10090

Simply, int() converts a string to an integer.

Conclusion

In conclusion, you can use different methods to remove commas from a number in python, replace() or re.sub(). Both of these methods work perfectly.

Happy Codding.