Split and Join msg ='Welcome to Python 101: Split and Join' csv = 'Eric,John,Michael,Terry,Graham' friends_list = ['Eric','John','Michael','Terry','Graham'] print('-'.join(friends_list)) When we split we turn something into a list When we join we turn it into a string If we start out with a string then create a list, then we can turn it back to string Same same but different. The latter is simpler. print(''.join(msg.split())) print(msg.replace(' ', ''))