class PhoneNumber: def __init__( self, number ): self.areaCode = number[ 1:4 ] self.exchange = number[ 6:9 ] self.line = number[ 10:14 ] def __str__( self ): return "(%s) %s-%s" % ( self.areaCode, self.exchange, self.line ) newNumber = "(123) 456-7890" phone = PhoneNumber( newNumber ) print "The phone number is:", print phone