[Tutor] Stuck on Something

[Jörg Wölke]

> >Message: 8 Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 01:07:11 -0700 From: David Porter To: 
> >Python Tutor Subject: Re: [Tutor] Stuck on Something Organization: (a 
> >Conspiracy)
> >
> >* Britt Green :
> >
> > > Hopefully that wasn't too vague. Any suggestions?
> >
> >#---
> >
> >import string
> >
> >raw_dirs = """\ drwxrwx--- 2 restback privftp 512 Mar 6 21:23 
> >technicolorkitchen drwxrwx--- 2 restback privftp 512 Mar 6 21:58 
> >theclubhouse drwxrwx--- 2 restback privftp 512 Mar 6 21:07 thirdstreet 
> >drwxrwx--- 2 restback privftp 512 Feb 27 11:18 thyme"""
> >
> >dirs = [] raw_dirs = string.split(raw_dirs, '\n') for x in raw_dirs: 
> >dirs.append(string.split(x)[-1])
> >
> >print dirs
> 
> Okay. I see what you're doing with this. Unfortunately, when I run this I 
> get this error:
> 
> >>>
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "C:\Program Files\Python20\Code\anotherftpthing.py", line 22, in ?
>     dirs.append(string.split(x)[-1])
> IndexError: list index out of range

Hello !!!
have you tried to slice this thing
i.e. string.split(x)[-1:]
                       ^^

grreetz Jö!
> 
> I've been playing with this for the past couple hours, but haven't quite 
> figured out how to get around this.
> 
> Britt
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