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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Posted by Vadim Sh
Vadim Sh
2,037 Points

full_name = 'Vadim Sh' name_list = list(full_name)

how to make a list from string variable?

greeting_list.py 
full_name = 'Vadim Sh'
name_list = list(full_name)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

String objects have a method split() that allows you to break a string into parts, returning those parts as a list, the default split character is WHITESPACE. Here is an example using ipython:

In [75]: "this     is  a string with     varying spaces".split()
Out[75]: ['this', 'is', 'a', 'string', 'with', 'varying', 'spaces']