[Tutor] lists and s.split

[Michael Janssen]

On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Not Important wrote:
> import os
> import string
>
> os.chdir("dir")
>
> list = os.listdirs("dir")
>
> for name in list
>     dir_name string.split(name " - ")[1]
>
> i can only get dir_name to represent one of the file names in directory
but i would like it to be a list of all the names
>
> how if possible.

dir_name_list = [] # create it early, otherwise "+=" won't work
for name in list:
    dir_name_list += string.split(name, "-")[1]

NB: [1] takes the *second* split-string.

"+=" needs recent version of python, otherwise:
    dir_name_list = dir_name_list + string.split(name, "-")[1]

Michael
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