How to split a list?

Question

I'm getting a list such as

StudentStatus = ['Physics Pass', 'Chem Distinction', 'Maths Average']

I am printing it like:

for each in StudentStatus:
    print each

Hence the output is

Physics Pass
Chem Distinction
Maths Average

I want to print it the other way. I tried -

for each in StudentStatus:
    print each[0], each[1]

which just printed

Physics
Chem
Maths

How to split the list to get proper output?

I'd expect it to print `P h` and `C h` and `M a`. What *other way* did you want it printed, exactly? — Martijn Pieters, Aug 15 '14 at 22:02
@MartijnPieters Just want to see if I can access Physics and Pass separately. — NikAsawadekar, Aug 15 '14 at 22:03
What is meant by "Print in the other way"? Please show expected output. — user2864740, Aug 15 '14 at 22:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '14 at 22:05

Assuming the last word is the grade, then you can use str.rpartition:

StudentStatus = ['Physics Pass', 'Chem Distinction', 'Maths Average']

for item in StudentStatus:
    print 'Subject: {0} - Grade: {2}'.format(*item.rpartition(' '))

Output:

Subject: Physics - Grade: Pass
Subject: Chem - Grade: Distinction
Subject: Maths - Grade: Average

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 15 '14 at 22:05

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StudentStatus = ['Physics Pass', 'Chem Distinction', 'Maths Average']
for echo in StudentStatus:
    first, second = echo.split()
    print first, second

answered Aug 15 '14 at 22:05

Nir Alfasi

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