str1 = """0.35 23.8 0.39 23.7 0.43 23.6 0.47 23.4 0.49 23.1 0.51 22.8 0.53 22.4 0.55 21.6""" splitted = str1.split() list1 = splitted[::2] #column 1 list2 = splitted[1::2] #column 2 print list1, list2
Standard input is empty
['0.35', '0.39', '0.43', '0.47', '0.49', '0.51', '0.53', '0.55'] ['23.8', '23.7', '23.6', '23.4', '23.1', '22.8', '22.4', '21.6']