Python String split()

Python split() method splits the string into a comma-separated list.

Python String

• Python string is that the collection of the characters surrounded by single quotes, double quotes, or triple quotes.
• The computer doesn’t understand the characters; internally, it stores manipulated character because of the combination of the 0’s and 1’s.
• Each character is encoded within the ASCII or Unicode character. So we will say that Python strings also are called the collection of Unicode characters.

Python String  split()

• Python split() method splits the string into a comma-separated list.
• split() method returns a list of strings after breaking the given string by the specified separator.
• This method takes two parameters and both are optional.

Syntax

[pastacode lang=”python” manual=”str.split(separator%2C%20maxsplit)” message=”” highlight=”” provider=”manual”/]

Parameters :

• separator : This is often a delimiter. The string splits at this specified separator. If isn’t provided then any white space may be a separator.
• maxsplit : It’s a number, which tells us to separate the string into maximum of provided number of times. If it’s not provided then there’s no limit.
• Returns : Returns a list of strings after breaking the given string by the specified separator.

Example 1:

[pastacode lang=”python” manual=”text%20%3D%20’wikitechy%20kaashiv’%0A%20%20%0A%23%20Splits%20at%20space%20%0Aprint(text.split())%20%0A%20%20%0Aword%20%3D%20’wikitechy%20%2C%20kaashiv’%0A%20%20%0A%23%20Splits%20at%20’%2C’%20%0Aprint(word.split(‘%2C’))%20%0A%20%20%0Aword%20%3D%20’wikitechy%3Akaashiv’%0A%20%20%0A%23%20Splitting%20at%20’%3A’%20%0Aprint(word.split(‘%3A’))%20%0A%20%20%0Aword%20%3D%20’wikitechywikitechywikitechy’%0A%20%20%0A%23%20Splitting%20at%209%20%0Aprint(%5Bword%5Bi%3Ai%2B9%5D%20for%20i%20in%20range(0%2C%20len(word)%2C%209)%5D)%20%0A%0A%0A” message=”” highlight=”” provider=”manual”/]

Output:

[pastacode lang=”bash” manual=”%0A%5B’wikitechy’%2C%20%E2%80%98kaashiv%E2%80%99%5D%0A%5B’wikitechy’%2C%20%E2%80%98kaashiv%E2%80%99%5D%0A%5B’wikitechy’%2C%20%E2%80%98kaashiv%E2%80%99%5D%0A%20%5B’wikitechy’%2C%20’%20wikitechy’%2C%20’%20wikitechy’%5D%0A” message=”” highlight=”” provider=”manual”/]

Example 2:

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Output

[pastacode lang=”bash” manual=”%5B’html%2C%20css%2C%20cloud%2C%20php’%5D%0A%5B’html%E2%80%99%2C%20%E2%80%98css%E2%80%99%2C%20%E2%80%98cloud%E2%80%99%2C%20%E2%80%98php’%5D%0A%5B’html%E2%80%99%2C%20%E2%80%98css%2C%20cloud%2C%20php’%5D%20%0A” message=”” highlight=”” provider=”manual”/]