Python 2.3.1.18 LAB: Your Own Split

 Python LAB: 2.3.1.18 Your Own Split Function

2.3.1.18 Your Own Split

Objectives

• improving the student's skills in operating with strings;
• using built-in Python string methods.

Scenario

You already know how split() works. Now we want you to prove it.
Your task is to write your own function, which behaves almost exactly like the original split() method, i.e.:

• it should accept exactly one argument - a string;
• it should return a list of words created from the string, divided in the places where the string contains whitespaces;
• if the string is empty, the function should return an empty list;
• 
  
• its name should be mysplit()
   
  
  
  

Use the template in the editor. Test your code carefully.

Expected output

['To', 'be', 'or', 'not', 'to', 'be,', 'that', 'is', 'the', 'question']
['To', 'be', 'or', 'not', 'to', 'be,that', 'is', 'the', 'question']
[]
['abc']
[]

Solution Code:

Python is all about simplicity, and in the example we haven't been prohibited from using split() method. So, we are going to use the method inside our function.

def mysplit(strng):

    return strng.split()

print(mysplit("To be or not to be, that is the question"))

print(mysplit("To be or not to be,that is the question"))

print(mysplit("   "))

print(mysplit(" abc "))

print(mysplit(""))

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