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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Lists and Strings

Robert Warren
Robert Warren
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Posted by Robert Warren
Robert Warren
1,175 Points

lists

Task 2 of the list code challenge is confusing to me. I do not understand the greeting_list part and what I'm doing wrong.

1 Answer

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

Basically you're doing the same thing as you did for your name, but in one line of code instead of two. You're taking a string and turning into a list. Each item is separated by a space. This is what your code should look like to complete the second part of the challenge:

full_name = 'Samuel Webb'
name_list = full_name.split(" ")
greeting_list = "Hi, I'm X".split(" ")
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

str.split() splits on whitespace by default (spaces, tabs, newlines, etc) so you don't actually have to provide " " to split on the spaces.

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

Good to know. Thanks.