Python String Methods

Background

String methods are the primary tools for text processing in Python, used in parsing, cleaning, and transforming data.

Problem

Write a function that takes a CSV string and returns a list of cleaned field values with whitespace stripped and empty fields removed.

Input

A string containing comma-separated values.

Output

A list of stripped, non-empty field values.

Sample tests

Input: " apple , banana , , cherry "

Expected: ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

Your solution

Learning objective

Learn string splitting, stripping, and filtering for CSV-like data processing.