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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

mahesh gurbaxani
mahesh gurbaxani
1,420 Points
Posted by mahesh gurbaxani
mahesh gurbaxani
1,420 Points

how do i do this one? pl help

greeting_list.py

greeting_list.py 
full_name="mahesh gurbaxani"
name_list=list(full_name)

2 Answers

Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points
Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points

You should be using the split() function to split full_name on spaces. Splitting on spaces is the default option so just use:

full_name = "Samuel Webb"
name_list = full_name.split()