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

Zachary Wheeler
Zachary Wheeler
1,157 Points
Posted by Zachary Wheeler
Zachary Wheeler
1,157 Points

using .split()

I can't remember how to split the variable

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

2 Answers

BRIAN WEBER
BRIAN WEBER
21,570 Points
BRIAN WEBER
BRIAN WEBER
21,570 Points

Hi Zach.

If you're trying to split the string by the special character ; then all you have to do is the following below. The result will be a list of strings.

available.split(";")

Results:

['banana split', 'hot fudge', 'cherry', 'malted', 'black and white']
Evgeny Chuvelev
Evgeny Chuvelev
3,056 Points
Evgeny Chuvelev
Evgeny Chuvelev
3,056 Points

The best way to find out answer for this question – look into documentation! :) https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.split