python slicing string by pointing special character

Question

I have some strings that have been divided into 2 parts by - sign, for example:

s = 'Teh-Iran'

I want to cut the string to pick up the first parts only, for example the word Teh

The problem is that the length of first parts and the length of the second parts are not certain. So how can I slice them by pointing at - sign to use the first parts?

More useful answers http://stackoverflow.com/questions/743806/split-string-into-a-list-in-python — Mazdak, Apr 09 '16 at 07:01

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '16 at 06:57

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Go for the split method of str type:

>>> "Teh-Iran".split('-')
['Teh', 'Iran']
>>> "Teh-Iran".split('-')[0]
'Teh'
>>>

answered Apr 09 '16 at 06:57

Francesco

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