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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Shopping List Project

Posted by Ethan Bottoms
Ethan Bottoms
240 Points

Code Challenge: Lists and Strings HELP!

I've been doing this challenge for a while now because of one thing. I can not figure out how to split my name from Ethan Bottoms, to just Ethan. Everything in the greeting is correct except this! Please help!

Here's my Code so far: 

full_name = 'Ethan Bottoms'
name_list = full_name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm {}".format(full_name).split()
greeting = ' '.join(greeting_list)

4 Answers

Ahmed Elsawey
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Ahmed Elsawey
Courses Plus Student 3,527 Points
Ahmed Elsawey
Ahmed Elsawey
Courses Plus Student 3,527 Points

Hey Ethan, I would make a variable which has your name split up in a list. Then format it so it only uses the first item of your list.

name = "Ethan Bottoms"
my_list = name.split()
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm {}".format(my_list[0])

Hope that helps!

redcamel2
redcamel2
4,751 Points
redcamel2
redcamel2
4,751 Points

Hi Ethan, I did some changes to your code and here's what i came up with 

full_name = "Ethan Bottoms"

name_list = ["Ethan" , "Bottoms"]

greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Ethan ".split()

greeting = greeting = ' '.join(greeting_list)

what was wrong with your code that in the 1st step it told you to make a list but you used the split function and it told you on the 2nd step to make a sentence saying "Hi, I'm Ethan" but you tried to use the format function

It's OK i got stuck on this to!!

I hope that this helps!!!

blessings ~Josh~

Janusz Pachołek
Janusz Pachołek
3,334 Points
Janusz Pachołek
Janusz Pachołek
3,334 Points

Hi Ethan, I think Ahmed is right except for his greeting_list which, in fact, is a string. Small adjustment will fix it.

name = "Ethan Bottoms"
my_list = name.split()
greeting_list = ("Hi, I'm {}".format(my_list[0])).split()

Greetings!

Russell Holz
Russell Holz
4,811 Points
Russell Holz
Russell Holz
4,811 Points

Hey, so I couldn't get any of the above answers actually work, I figured it out according what Kenneth taught us so far. If you jump back to the first video it becomes super clear.

full_name="Russell Holz" name_list=full_name.split() greeting_list="Hi, I'm Treehouse".split() greeting_list[2]=name_list[0]

We create the separate list and then exchange the item at the 0 index of name_list (i.e. Russell) for the item at the 2 index of greeting_list (i.e. Treehouse). Hope that helps.