Question

Using the "split" string method from the preceding lesson, complete the get_word function to return the {n}th word from a passed sentence. For example, get_word("This is a lesson about lists", 4) should return "lesson", which is the 4th word in this sentence. Hint: remember that list indexes start at 0, not 1.
def get_word(sentence, n):
# Only proceed if n is positive
if n > 0:
words = ___
# Only proceed if n is not more than the number of words
if n <= len(words):
return(___)
return("")
print(get_word("This is a lesson about lists", 4)) # Should print: lesson
print(get_word("This is a lesson about lists", -4)) # Nothing
print(get_word("Now we are cooking!", 1)) # Should print: Now
print(get_word("Now we are cooking!", 5)) # Nothing

Answer 1

Answer:

def get_word(sentence, n):

# Only proceed if n is positive

   if n > 0:

       words = sentence.split()

# Only proceed if n is not more than the number of words

       if n <= len(words):

           return words[n-1]

   return (" ")

print(get_word("This is a lesson about lists", 4)) # Should print: lesson

print(get_word("This is a lesson about lists", -4)) # Nothing

print(get_word("Now we are cooking!", 1)) # Should print: Now

print(get_word("Now we are cooking!", 5)) # Nothing

Explanation:

Added parts are highlighted.

If n is greater than 0, split the given sentence using split method and set it to the words.

If n is not more than the number of words, return the (n-1)th index of the words. Since the index starts at 0, (n-1)th index corresponds to the nth word