split doesn't work the way I think it does

app.py

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ examples = [["river"], ["night"], ["trees"],["table"],["laughs"]]
 
 def npc_randomize():
     #name is a random combination of syllables
-    vowels = "aeiou".split()
-    constants = "bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz".split()
-    seperators="-'".split()
+    vowels = list("aeiou")
+    constants = list("bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz")
+    seperators=list("-'")
     name =""
     for i in range(random.randint(2,4)):
         name += random.choice(constants)
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def npc_randomize():
             name += random.choice(constants)
         if random.random()<0.1:
             name += random.choice(seperators)
+
+    
     
     races="""
     Dwarf