How to use split function for file in python?

Question

I have a file with a bunch of information. For example, all of the lines follow the same pattern as this:

     Nebraska
         


        

Answer 1

You've cut off part of the string. Keep going in the same fashion:

>>> s = 'Nebraska'
>>> s.split('>')[1]
'Nebraska>> s.split('>')[1].split('<')[0]
'Nebraska'

That said, you should parse HTML with an HTML parser like BeautifulSoup.