Python split, exclude a portion of the string

Question

This is the string I am given Enter 3 random strings, separated by commas: The,Dave,Make

I want the list to only include this: ["The", "Dave", "Make"]

I have tried using split, but it result in an result an error

strings = input("Enter 3 random strings, separated by commas:")
strings = strings.split()

Please show what you’ve tried, and clarify where you are stuck. Thank you. — S3DEV, Oct 28 '20 at 07:40

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 28 '20 at 07:40

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Use string.split() with strip() methods:

In [2680]: s = "Enter 3 random strings, separated by commas: The,Dave,Make"
In [2686]: s.split(':')[-1].strip().split(',')
Out[2686]: ['The', 'Dave', 'Make']

answered Oct 28 '20 at 07:40

Mayank Porwal

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Got it thank you for the help! – Lim Han Yang Oct 28 '20 at 07:51
sorry I miss clicked and accepted someone else's answer – Lim Han Yang Dec 01 '20 at 13:28

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '20 at 07:41

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Try this:

string = 'Enter 3 random strings, separated by commas: The,Dave,Make'

lst = string.split(':')[-1].strip().split(',')

Output:

>>> lst
['The', 'Dave', 'Make']

answered Oct 28 '20 at 07:41

Sushil

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 28 '20 at 07:42

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Split the string at the colon, remove extra whitespace, then split at commas.

string = 'Enter 3 random strings, separated by commas: The,Dave,Make'
result = string.split(':')[1].strip().split(',')

answered Oct 28 '20 at 07:42

ThatCoolCoder

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 28 '20 at 07:45

If the string is obtained from the console, its first part should be the input prompt:

strings = input("Enter 3 random strings, separated by commas:")
strings = strings.strip().split(',')

The code can be shortened into a one-liner:

strings = input("Enter 3 random strings, separated by commas:").strip().split(',')

Python split, exclude a portion of the string

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