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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Use .split() and .join()

nicholas Christie
nicholas Christie
433 Points

what did i do wrong here im trying to split( ; )

ideas?

banana.py
available = "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white"
suundaes= "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white" .split (;)
Kunal Gupta
Kunal Gupta
2,392 Points

You have to add quotes around the semicolon as it is the part of the string. it should be like this: suundaes= "banana split;hot fudge;cherry;malted;black and white" .split (';')

In this the semicolon or any other character is a part of the string you're splitting. Thus it is necessary to add quotes around it.

nicholas Christie
nicholas Christie
433 Points

thanks i figured that one out :S

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