Words from string

wordsFromString.py

s = "      hello          bangladesh"

li = []
startIdx = 0

for i in range(len(s)):
    if s[i] == " " and s[startIdx] != " ":
        li.append(s[startIdx : i])
        startIdx = i
    elif s[startIdx] == " ":
        startIdx = i

li.append(s[startIdx : ])
   
print(li)