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

Posted by Lauren Reinstein
Lauren Reinstein
Courses Plus Student 198 Points

cannot figure out how to split this string

I have tried everything I have learned thus far, cannot figure this out. Someone please help!

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

2 Answers

james south
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james south
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instead of repeating the flavors, use the variable name they are assigned to. then, the split method takes an argument (as a string) that is the delimiter, which is the character (comma, space, etc) used to separate the elements in whatever it is you are splitting, so it knows where you want the splits to occur.

https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.split

macmondiaz
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macmondiaz
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Hello Lauren! since your string looks like it's being separated by semi colon, then you need to use semi-colon as the splitter. which will look like this .split(';')

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

print (sundaes)

code above will print:

['banana split', 'hot fudge', 'cherry', 'malted', 'black and white']

Hope this helps!