LSTM string splitter script

string_splitter_printer.py

#  | diving  42.6% | accident  79.7% | collapsing  79.9%

def splitter(text, threshold):
    text = text.strip()
    text = text.split("|")
    new_text_array = []
    for txt in text:
        txt = txt.strip()
        if txt == '':
            continue
        else:
            case, result = txt.split()
            try:
                result = float(result[:-1])
            except:
                print("exception while converting type BHByuv")
            if result > threshold:
                new_text_array.append((case, result))

    return new_text_array

def find_greatest(tuple_list):
    greatest_index = 0
    greatest_percentage = 0
    for idx in range(len(tuple_list)):
        if tuple_list[idx][1] > greatest_percentage:
            greatest_index = idx
    return tuple_list[greatest_index]

def convert_tuple_to_string(tpl):
    return (f"{tpl[0]} : {tpl[1]}%")
    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    ans = convert_tuple_to_string(find_greatest(splitter(" | diving  42.6% | accident  79.7% | collapsing  79.9%", 70)))
    print(ans)