Question

How can I remove ' from the string '/' and use it for division in Python?

For example:

a='/'
b=6
c=3

bac

The answer should be 2.

Answer 1

Python has an eval() function that can do this:

a = "/"
b = "6"
c = "3"
print eval(b + a + c)

However, please note that if you’re getting input from a remote source (like over a network), then passing such code to eval() is potentially very dangerous. It would allow network users to execute arbitrary code on your server.