Avoiding Quotes while Printing Strings

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

When printing strings in Python, quotes are usually omitted in standard output. However, when printing lists or dictionaries, string values appear enclosed in quotes. For example, consider the list ["Paris", "London", "New York"]. If printed directly, it appears as ['Paris', 'London', 'New York'] with quotes. Let's explore different ways to print strings without quotes efficiently.

Using print() with join()

join() method allows us to concatenate list elements into a single string, effectively removing quotes.

Python 
a = ["Paris", "London", "New York"]
print(" ".join(a))

Output
Paris London New York

Explanation:

  • join() merges elements of a into a single string.
  • The separator " " ensures elements are separated by spaces.

Let's explore some more ways and see how we can avoid quotes while printing strings in Python.

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Using unpacking operator *

The unpacking operator * allows printing list elements without additional characters like brackets or quotes.

Python 
a = ["Paris", "London", "New York"]
print(*a)

Output
Paris London New York

Explanation:

  • The * operator unpacks list elements.
  • print() displays them as separate arguments, avoiding quotes.

Using map() with print()

map() function can convert list elements to string format and print them directly.

Python 
a = ["Paris", "London", "New York"]
print(*map(str, a))

Output
Paris London New York

Explanation:

  • map(str, a) ensures all elements are treated as strings.
  • * unpacks and prints them without quotes.

Using re.sub() from re module

For more complex structures like dictionaries, re.sub() can remove quotes selectively.

Python 
import re

a = {"name": "Nikki", "city": "Paris"}
print(re.sub(r"[']", "", str(a)))

Output
{name: Nikki, city: Paris}

Explanation:

  • str(a) converts the dictionary to a string.
  • re.sub(r"[']", "", ...) removes single quotes.
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