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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Use .split() and .join()

Vinod Chauhan
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Vinod Chauhan
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Vinod Chauhan
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I think it's time for a snack. Luckily I have a string full of types of ice cream sundaes. Unluckily, they're all in one

I think it's time for a snack. Luckily I have a string full of types of ice cream sundaes. Unluckily, they're all in one string and the string has semi-colons in it too. Use .split() to break the available string apart on the semi-colons (;). Assign this to a new variable sundaes.

banana.py 
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
"banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white".split(';')
sundeas = "available"

1 Answer

Sashi Shah
Sashi Shah
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You are correct to use the split() to break the string, but you must do it in reference to the variable "available" .
Though the human user knows the split is distantly related to the contents of "available" , python cannot connect the dots. Use available.split(';') to separate, and assign it to the variable sundaes:

sundaes = available.split(';')