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Removing all non-numeric characters from string in Python

How do we remove all non-numeric characters from a string in Python?

Solution 
  • >>> import re
>>> re.sub("[^0-9]", "", "sdkjh987978asd098as0980a98sd")
'987978098098098'
>>> # or
>>> re.sub(r"\D", "", "sdkjh987978asd098as0980a98sd")
'987978098098098'