I would like to turn the below into a function. Needs to find the name and pass it. When function is called it print name or unknown. Any suggestions appreciated.
namePart = "name: Anu Gao"
posName = namePart.find("name:")
if (posName > -1):
name = namePart[posName+6:len(namePart)]
else:
name = "Unknown"
print(name)
def get_name(namePart):
posName = namePart.find("name:")
if (posName > -1):
name = namePart[posName+6:len(namePart)]
else:
name = "Unknown"
return name
In [1]: namePart = "name: Anu Gao"
In [2]: " ".join(namePart.split()[1:])
Out[2]: 'Anu Gao'
Thanks for the response SRG. I think I am still missing something as I cannot get the code to execute and produce a name or "unkown". I tried adding a print statement after line 8, but no luck.
def get_name(namePart):
namePart = "name: Anu Gao"
posName = namePart.find("name:")
if (posName > -1):
name = namePart[posName+6:len(namePart)]
else:
name = "Unknown"
return name
print (name)
get_name("sally")
That's because you're overwriting the input "namePart" in line 2.
def get_name(namePart):
#namePart = "name: Anu Gao"
posName = namePart.find("name:")
if (posName > -1):
name = namePart[posName+6:len(namePart)]
else:
name = "Unknown"
return name
print(get_name("sally"))
print(get_name("name: Anu Gao"))Output:
Unknown
Anu Gao