/Python/Select first word in string python

Select first word in string python

name = "Rick Sanchez"
first_name = name.split(' ').pop(0)
print(first_name)
#Output
'Rick'

#BONUS
#From strings in a list (using list comprehension)
names = ["Rick Sanchez", "Morty Smith", "Summer Smith", "Jerry Smith", "Beth Smith"]
first_names = [name.split(' ').pop(0) for name in names]
print(first_names)
#Output
['Rick', 'Morty', 'Summer', 'Jerry', 'Beth']

Print first word of a string python and return it

def print_first_word():
    words = "All good things come to those who wait"
    print(words.split().pop(0))
    #to print the last word use pop(-1)
print_first_word()

Similar codes

12 votes290 views6 answers
Flask
Python
0 vote286 views1 answer
Python detect ranges in list
Python
0 vote244 views10 answers
Convert c code to python online free
Python
0 vote285 views2 answers
Python verifier qu'un string est un chiffre
Python
2 votes256 views1 answer
Remove extra spaces and empty lines from string python
Python
0 vote268 views1 answer
How to unpivot dataframe pandas
Python
1 vote350 views2 answers
ValueError: Cannot specify ',' with 's'.
Python
14 votes269 views5 answers
Pip version
Python
7 votes297 views1 answer
Replace cell pandas
Python
0 vote289 views1 answer
Python random phone number
Python