Simple solution: us result=yourString.split(" ") and you get a list with all the words.
-----Original Message----- From: python-list-bounces+rbqg84=motorola....@python.org [mailto:python-list-bounces+rbqg84=motorola....@python.org] On Behalf Of ibpe...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:43 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: string in files guys i need info on how to call up different words in a line of a file using python example : file = 'this is a python coding group' i want to assign a xter to this, is, a, python , coding and group thanks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list