Python: How can I calculate the average word length in a sentence using the .split command?

Question

new to python here. I am trying to write a program that calculate the average word length in a sentence and I have to do it using the .split command. btw im using python 3.2

Answer 1

In Python 3 (which you appear to be using):

>>> sentence = "Hi my name is Bob"
>>> words = sentence.split()
>>> average = sum(len(word) for word in words) / len(words)
>>> average
2.6