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What's the best way to format a phone number in Python?

If all I have is a string of 10 or more digits, how can I format this as a phone number?

Some trivial examples:

555-5555
555-555-5555
1-800-555-5555

I know those aren't the only ways to format them, and it's very likely I'll leave things out if I do it myself. Is there a python library or a standard way of formatting phone numbers?

Solution

  • for library: phonenumbers (pypi, source)

    Python version of Google's common library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international phone numbers.

    The readme is insufficient, but I found the code well documented.