On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 11:17 PM, <eschneider92 at comcast.net> wrote: > pie='apple keylime pecan meat pot cherry' > pie.split() > > How can I print a word from the list other than this way: print(pie[0:5]) ? The split() method returns a list, it doesn't change the original string. Try: pies = pie.split() print(pie[2]) ChrisA