splitting strings into variables

[Scott David Daniels]

lost wrote:
>...
> strname.split(":")
> print strname
> hello
You are close.  Strings are values, not variables, so you
don't modify strname directly.  Try:
     strname = "hello:there"
     first,last = strname.split(":")
     print first

Of course, this is often better as:
     first,last = strname.split(":", 1)
if you know there is a colon, or as:
     first = strname.split(":")[0]

-Scott David Daniels