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

use .split() and .join() Task 1 of 3

Use .split() to break the available string apart on semi-colon(;). Assign this to a new variable sundaes. available = "Banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"

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

1 Answer

split function executes over a string, takes a parameter and returns a list.

So as per the explanation, putting values from question...

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