Get first word of all strings in lists

Question

I have a CSV file which I\'m reading in like below. I need to get the first word of all the strings. I know how to get first letter but I\'m not sure how I can get words.

Answer 1

You can use a list comprehension , and split() function :

>>> l=['diffuse systemic sclerosis', 'back', 'public on july 15 2008']
>>> [i.split()[0] for i in l]
['diffuse', 'back', 'public']