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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Justin Kinney
Justin Kinney
445 Points
Posted by Justin Kinney
Justin Kinney
445 Points

how do I turn a list into a string?

hey can any of you guys help me Im having a little trouble

greeting_list.py 
full_name = 'Justin Kinney'

name_list = full_name.split(' ')

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

greeting = greeting_list
Justin Kinney
Justin Kinney
445 Points
Justin Kinney
Justin Kinney
445 Points

its saying to turn the "Hi, I'm Justin Kinney" into a list

2 Answers

Charlie L.
Charlie L.
10,120 Points

Just to clarify for other people that may have the same problem. 

greeting_list = "Hi, I'm Justin Kinney".split(' ') # returns the list ["Hi,", "I'm", "Justin", "Kinney"]
To make this list back into one string, you can use the str.join() method.

one_sentence = ' '.join(greeting_list) # returns the one sentence "Hi, I'm Justin Kinney" 

Think of split() and join() as opposites of one another.