def getCommunityID(steamID): # now working, thanks to the miracle of the split() method
    tempString = steamID.split('_')[1]
    X = long(tempString.split(':')[0])
    Y = long(tempString.split(':')[1])
    Z = long(tempString.split(':')[2])
    SteamCommunityID = (Z*2) + 76561197960265728 + Y
    return SteamCommunityID