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On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:15:38 -0700, craig.sirna wrote:

> I need help writing a homework program.
> 
> I'll write it, but I can't figure out how to incorporate what I have
> read in the book to work in code.
> 
> The assignment wants us to take a users first, middle and last name in a
> single input ( name=('enter your full name: )).
> 
> Then we must display the full name rearranged in Last, First Middle
> order.
> 
> I tried to use the search function in Python to locate any spaces in the
> input. It spot back the index 5 (I used Craig Daniel Sirna)
> 
> That is correct for the first space, but I can't figure out how to get
> it to continue to the next space.
> 
> The indexing process is also a bit confusingto me.
> 
> I get that I can use len(fullName) to set the length of the index, and
> how the index is counted, but after that I'm lost.
> 
> I have emailed my professor a few times, but haven't gotten a
> response.(online course)
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

1) Use the interactive console.  Set x = 'Craig Daniel Sirna' and play 
with indexing and slicing it until you really internalize what they 
mean.  x[3], x[-3], x[0:10], x[0:-1].  It's not actually relevant to the 
problem at hand, but right now is the time in your education to get 
indexing down cold; skimp on it now and you'll pay for it forever.  
Should take you about 5 minutes.

2) https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods
You can do what you're trying to do, but you're swinging a hammer with a 
powered nailgun at your feet.  Search is an inefficient way to try to 
split a string into parts based on a delimiter.

-- 
Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology -- www.highlandtechnology.com
Email address domain is currently out of order.  See above to fix.

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Need assistance craig.sirna@gmail.com - 2015-07-16 19:15 -0700
  Re: Need assistance Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 20:40 -0600
    Re: Need assistance craig.sirna@gmail.com - 2015-07-16 20:00 -0700
      RE: Need assistance "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 20:12 -0700
  RE: Need assistance "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 19:44 -0700
  Re: Need assistance Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 21:00 -0600
  Re: Need assistance Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2015-07-17 16:40 +0000
    Re: Need assistance Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 12:54 -0400
    Re: Need assistance Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-07-17 20:00 +0100
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    Re: Need assistance Sibylle Koczian <nulla.epistola@web.de> - 2015-07-18 12:35 +0200
      Re: Need assistance Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-07-19 00:59 +0000
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          flipping string order Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-07-19 18:06 +0000
    Re: Need assistance Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-07-18 14:16 +0200
    RE: Need assistance "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com> - 2015-07-18 09:05 -0700
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        Re: Need assistance Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-07-18 20:46 -0600
    Re: Need assistance Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-07-18 17:34 -0400
    Re: Need assistance William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2015-07-18 14:28 -0400
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  Re: Need assistance craig.sirna@gmail.com - 2015-07-19 16:06 -0700
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