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

Posted by ravi agastyaraju
ravi agastyaraju
354 Points

How do a certain number of splits?

I am trying to split this code. Can you please help me?

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

1 Answer

Andrew Mlamba
Andrew Mlamba
15,642 Points
Andrew Mlamba
Andrew Mlamba
15,642 Points

Hi ravi,

The challenge is asking us to break the available string apart on the semi-colons (;). So,

  1. Call the .split() method on the available string.
  2. Assign this to a new variable sundaes.