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chey pettitt
657 Pointsattribute error
im trying to make a variable name_list as a list in task 1 of 4 python cant work it out
full_name = "chey", "pettitt"
name_list = full_name.split
2 Answers
Orestis Pouliasis
5,561 Pointsfull_name = "chey pettitt"
name_list = full_name.split(" ")
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chey pettitt
657 Pointsok so if you want to split in brackets you add this in the code i get it thanks orestis
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher.split() is a method (a function that belongs to a class, in this case, the class str), and you have to call methods/functions. You call them, or activate them, with parentheses.