[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":2207},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-\u002Freference\u002Fpython-string-split-method":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":2200,"extension":2201,"meta":2202,"navigation":217,"path":2203,"seo":2204,"stem":2205,"__hash__":2206},"content\u002Freference\u002Fpython-string-split-method.md","Python String split() Method",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":2164},"minimark",[9,19,26,29,42,47,134,140,147,156,159,177,180,241,244,289,297,301,327,330,343,349,351,384,386,422,429,435,438,449,452,454,513,515,568,571,581,584,641,643,719,732,744,748,762,765,768,821,823,859,862,917,919,955,958,965,970,975,978,980,1041,1043,1079,1082,1097,1100,1103,1146,1148,1174,1180,1189,1192,1194,1281,1283,1342,1345,1356,1365,1367,1443,1445,1463,1467,1470,1474,1502,1504,1513,1517,1552,1554,1568,1572,1575,1615,1617,1634,1640,1645,1656,1659,1670,1674,1677,1705,1708,1758,1760,1778,1781,1784,1837,1839,1872,1875,1934,1941,1945,1950,2055,2058,2072,2076,2086,2091,2096,2103,2109,2116,2119,2123,2129,2133,2160],[10,11,13,14,18],"h1",{"id":12},"python-string-split-method","Python String ",[15,16,17],"code",{},"split()"," Method",[20,21,22,23,25],"p",{},"The Python string ",[15,24,17],{}," method breaks a string into smaller parts and returns those parts as a list.",[20,27,28],{},"Use it when you want to turn one string into multiple strings, such as:",[30,31,32,36,39],"ul",{},[33,34,35],"li",{},"splitting a sentence into words",[33,37,38],{},"splitting comma-separated text",[33,40,41],{},"breaking simple structured text into pieces",[43,44,46],"h2",{"id":45},"quick-example","Quick example",[48,49,54],"pre",{"className":50,"code":51,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"language-python shiki shiki-themes material-theme-lighter github-light github-dark","text = \"apple,banana,cherry\"\nparts = text.split(\",\")\nprint(parts)\n# ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']\n","python","",[15,55,56,80,113,127],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,58,61,65,69,73,77],"span",{"class":59,"line":60},"line",1,[57,62,64],{"class":63},"su5hD","text ",[57,66,68],{"class":67},"smGrS","=",[57,70,72],{"class":71},"sjJ54"," \"",[57,74,76],{"class":75},"s_sjI","apple,banana,cherry",[57,78,79],{"class":71},"\"\n",[57,81,83,86,88,91,95,99,102,105,108,110],{"class":59,"line":82},2,[57,84,85],{"class":63},"parts ",[57,87,68],{"class":67},[57,89,90],{"class":63}," text",[57,92,94],{"class":93},"sP7_E",".",[57,96,98],{"class":97},"slqww","split",[57,100,101],{"class":93},"(",[57,103,104],{"class":71},"\"",[57,106,107],{"class":75},",",[57,109,104],{"class":71},[57,111,112],{"class":93},")\n",[57,114,116,120,122,125],{"class":59,"line":115},3,[57,117,119],{"class":118},"sptTA","print",[57,121,101],{"class":93},[57,123,124],{"class":97},"parts",[57,126,112],{"class":93},[57,128,130],{"class":59,"line":129},4,[57,131,133],{"class":132},"sutJx","# ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']\n",[20,135,136,137,139],{},"Use ",[15,138,17],{}," when you want to turn one string into a list of smaller strings.",[43,141,143,144,146],{"id":142},"what-split-does","What ",[15,145,17],{}," does",[20,148,149,151,152,94],{},[15,150,17],{}," is a ",[153,154,155],"strong",{},"string method",[20,157,158],{},"It:",[30,160,161,164,170],{},[33,162,163],{},"divides a string into parts",[33,165,166,167],{},"returns a ",[153,168,169],{},"new list of strings",[33,171,172,173,176],{},"does ",[153,174,175],{},"not"," change the original string",[20,178,179],{},"Example:",[48,181,183],{"className":50,"code":182,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"red blue green\"\nparts = text.split()\n\nprint(text)\nprint(parts)\n",[15,184,185,198,213,219,230],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,186,187,189,191,193,196],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,188,64],{"class":63},[57,190,68],{"class":67},[57,192,72],{"class":71},[57,194,195],{"class":75},"red blue green",[57,197,79],{"class":71},[57,199,200,202,204,206,208,210],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,201,85],{"class":63},[57,203,68],{"class":67},[57,205,90],{"class":63},[57,207,94],{"class":93},[57,209,98],{"class":97},[57,211,212],{"class":93},"()\n",[57,214,215],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,216,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},true,"\n",[57,220,221,223,225,228],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,222,119],{"class":118},[57,224,101],{"class":93},[57,226,227],{"class":97},"text",[57,229,112],{"class":93},[57,231,233,235,237,239],{"class":59,"line":232},5,[57,234,119],{"class":118},[57,236,101],{"class":93},[57,238,124],{"class":97},[57,240,112],{"class":93},[20,242,243],{},"Output:",[48,245,247],{"className":50,"code":246,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"red blue green\n['red', 'blue', 'green']\n",[15,248,249,254],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,250,251],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,252,253],{"class":63},"red blue green\n",[57,255,256,259,262,265,267,269,272,275,277,279,281,284,286],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,257,258],{"class":93},"[",[57,260,261],{"class":71},"'",[57,263,264],{"class":75},"red",[57,266,261],{"class":71},[57,268,107],{"class":93},[57,270,271],{"class":71}," '",[57,273,274],{"class":75},"blue",[57,276,261],{"class":71},[57,278,107],{"class":93},[57,280,271],{"class":71},[57,282,283],{"class":75},"green",[57,285,261],{"class":71},[57,287,288],{"class":93},"]\n",[20,290,291,292,94],{},"If you are new to string methods, see ",[293,294,296],"a",{"href":295},"\u002Flearn\u002Fpython-strings-explained-basics-and-examples\u002F","Python strings explained: basics and examples",[43,298,300],{"id":299},"basic-syntax","Basic syntax",[48,302,304],{"className":50,"code":303,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"string.split(separator, maxsplit)\n",[15,305,306],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,307,308,311,313,315,317,320,322,325],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,309,310],{"class":63},"string",[57,312,94],{"class":93},[57,314,98],{"class":97},[57,316,101],{"class":93},[57,318,319],{"class":97},"separator",[57,321,107],{"class":93},[57,323,324],{"class":97}," maxsplit",[57,326,112],{"class":93},[20,328,329],{},"Both arguments are optional:",[30,331,332,337],{},[33,333,334,336],{},[15,335,319],{}," tells Python where to split",[33,338,339,342],{},[15,340,341],{},"maxsplit"," limits how many splits happen",[20,344,345,346,348],{},"If ",[15,347,319],{}," is not given, Python splits on whitespace.",[20,350,179],{},[48,352,354],{"className":50,"code":353,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"one two three\"\nprint(text.split())\n",[15,355,356,369],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,357,358,360,362,364,367],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,359,64],{"class":63},[57,361,68],{"class":67},[57,363,72],{"class":71},[57,365,366],{"class":75},"one two three",[57,368,79],{"class":71},[57,370,371,373,375,377,379,381],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,372,119],{"class":118},[57,374,101],{"class":93},[57,376,227],{"class":97},[57,378,94],{"class":93},[57,380,98],{"class":97},[57,382,383],{"class":93},"())\n",[20,385,243],{},[48,387,389],{"className":50,"code":388,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['one', 'two', 'three']\n",[15,390,391],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,392,393,395,397,400,402,404,406,409,411,413,415,418,420],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,394,258],{"class":93},[57,396,261],{"class":71},[57,398,399],{"class":75},"one",[57,401,261],{"class":71},[57,403,107],{"class":93},[57,405,271],{"class":71},[57,407,408],{"class":75},"two",[57,410,261],{"class":71},[57,412,107],{"class":93},[57,414,271],{"class":71},[57,416,417],{"class":75},"three",[57,419,261],{"class":71},[57,421,288],{"class":93},[43,423,425,426,428],{"id":424},"using-split-with-no-separator","Using ",[15,427,17],{}," with no separator",[20,430,431,432,434],{},"When you call ",[15,433,17],{}," with no argument, Python splits on whitespace.",[20,436,437],{},"Whitespace includes:",[30,439,440,443,446],{},[33,441,442],{},"spaces",[33,444,445],{},"tabs",[33,447,448],{},"new lines",[20,450,451],{},"Python also treats repeated whitespace as a single separator.",[20,453,179],{},[48,455,457],{"className":50,"code":456,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"Python   is\\tfun\\nand useful\"\nparts = text.split()\n\nprint(parts)\n",[15,458,459,485,499,503],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,460,461,463,465,467,470,474,477,480,483],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,462,64],{"class":63},[57,464,68],{"class":67},[57,466,72],{"class":71},[57,468,469],{"class":75},"Python   is",[57,471,473],{"class":472},"s_hVV","\\t",[57,475,476],{"class":75},"fun",[57,478,479],{"class":472},"\\n",[57,481,482],{"class":75},"and useful",[57,484,79],{"class":71},[57,486,487,489,491,493,495,497],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,488,85],{"class":63},[57,490,68],{"class":67},[57,492,90],{"class":63},[57,494,94],{"class":93},[57,496,98],{"class":97},[57,498,212],{"class":93},[57,500,501],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,502,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,504,505,507,509,511],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,506,119],{"class":118},[57,508,101],{"class":93},[57,510,124],{"class":97},[57,512,112],{"class":93},[20,514,243],{},[48,516,518],{"className":50,"code":517,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['Python', 'is', 'fun', 'and', 'useful']\n",[15,519,520],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,521,522,524,526,529,531,533,535,538,540,542,544,546,548,550,552,555,557,559,561,564,566],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,523,258],{"class":93},[57,525,261],{"class":71},[57,527,528],{"class":75},"Python",[57,530,261],{"class":71},[57,532,107],{"class":93},[57,534,271],{"class":71},[57,536,537],{"class":75},"is",[57,539,261],{"class":71},[57,541,107],{"class":93},[57,543,271],{"class":71},[57,545,476],{"class":75},[57,547,261],{"class":71},[57,549,107],{"class":93},[57,551,271],{"class":71},[57,553,554],{"class":75},"and",[57,556,261],{"class":71},[57,558,107],{"class":93},[57,560,271],{"class":71},[57,562,563],{"class":75},"useful",[57,565,261],{"class":71},[57,567,288],{"class":93},[20,569,570],{},"This is useful when you want simple word splitting.",[572,573,575,577,578],"h3",{"id":574},"split-vs-split",[15,576,17],{}," vs ",[15,579,580],{},"split(' ')",[20,582,583],{},"These are not the same.",[48,585,587],{"className":50,"code":586,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"a  b   c\"\n\nprint(text.split())\nprint(text.split(\" \"))\n",[15,588,589,602,606,620],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,590,591,593,595,597,600],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,592,64],{"class":63},[57,594,68],{"class":67},[57,596,72],{"class":71},[57,598,599],{"class":75},"a  b   c",[57,601,79],{"class":71},[57,603,604],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,605,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,607,608,610,612,614,616,618],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,609,119],{"class":118},[57,611,101],{"class":93},[57,613,227],{"class":97},[57,615,94],{"class":93},[57,617,98],{"class":97},[57,619,383],{"class":93},[57,621,622,624,626,628,630,632,634,636,638],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,623,119],{"class":118},[57,625,101],{"class":93},[57,627,227],{"class":97},[57,629,94],{"class":93},[57,631,98],{"class":97},[57,633,101],{"class":93},[57,635,104],{"class":71},[57,637,72],{"class":71},[57,639,640],{"class":93},"))\n",[20,642,243],{},[48,644,646],{"className":50,"code":645,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['a', 'b', 'c']\n['a', '', 'b', '', '', 'c']\n",[15,647,648,678],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,649,650,652,654,656,658,660,662,665,667,669,671,674,676],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,651,258],{"class":93},[57,653,261],{"class":71},[57,655,293],{"class":75},[57,657,261],{"class":71},[57,659,107],{"class":93},[57,661,271],{"class":71},[57,663,664],{"class":75},"b",[57,666,261],{"class":71},[57,668,107],{"class":93},[57,670,271],{"class":71},[57,672,673],{"class":75},"c",[57,675,261],{"class":71},[57,677,288],{"class":93},[57,679,680,682,684,686,688,690,693,695,697,699,701,703,705,707,709,711,713,715,717],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,681,258],{"class":93},[57,683,261],{"class":71},[57,685,293],{"class":75},[57,687,261],{"class":71},[57,689,107],{"class":93},[57,691,692],{"class":71}," ''",[57,694,107],{"class":93},[57,696,271],{"class":71},[57,698,664],{"class":75},[57,700,261],{"class":71},[57,702,107],{"class":93},[57,704,692],{"class":71},[57,706,107],{"class":93},[57,708,692],{"class":71},[57,710,107],{"class":93},[57,712,271],{"class":71},[57,714,673],{"class":75},[57,716,261],{"class":71},[57,718,288],{"class":93},[30,720,721,726],{},[33,722,723,725],{},[15,724,17],{}," uses any whitespace and ignores repeated spaces",[33,727,728,731],{},[15,729,730],{},"split(\" \")"," only splits on the space character and can create empty strings",[20,733,734,735,743],{},"If you need to clean extra spaces before or after text, ",[293,736,738,739,742],{"href":737},"\u002Freference\u002Fpython-string-strip-method\u002F","Python string ",[15,740,741],{},"strip()"," method"," is often useful.",[43,745,747],{"id":746},"using-a-custom-separator","Using a custom separator",[20,749,750,751,754,755,758,759,94],{},"You can pass your own separator, such as ",[15,752,753],{},"\",\"",", ",[15,756,757],{},"\"-\"",", or ",[15,760,761],{},"\"::\"",[20,763,764],{},"Python splits only where that exact separator appears.",[20,766,767],{},"Example with commas:",[48,769,771],{"className":50,"code":770,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"apple,banana,cherry\"\nparts = text.split(\",\")\n\nprint(parts)\n",[15,772,773,785,807,811],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,774,775,777,779,781,783],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,776,64],{"class":63},[57,778,68],{"class":67},[57,780,72],{"class":71},[57,782,76],{"class":75},[57,784,79],{"class":71},[57,786,787,789,791,793,795,797,799,801,803,805],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,788,85],{"class":63},[57,790,68],{"class":67},[57,792,90],{"class":63},[57,794,94],{"class":93},[57,796,98],{"class":97},[57,798,101],{"class":93},[57,800,104],{"class":71},[57,802,107],{"class":75},[57,804,104],{"class":71},[57,806,112],{"class":93},[57,808,809],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,810,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,812,813,815,817,819],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,814,119],{"class":118},[57,816,101],{"class":93},[57,818,124],{"class":97},[57,820,112],{"class":93},[20,822,243],{},[48,824,826],{"className":50,"code":825,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']\n",[15,827,828],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,829,830,832,834,837,839,841,843,846,848,850,852,855,857],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,831,258],{"class":93},[57,833,261],{"class":71},[57,835,836],{"class":75},"apple",[57,838,261],{"class":71},[57,840,107],{"class":93},[57,842,271],{"class":71},[57,844,845],{"class":75},"banana",[57,847,261],{"class":71},[57,849,107],{"class":93},[57,851,271],{"class":71},[57,853,854],{"class":75},"cherry",[57,856,261],{"class":71},[57,858,288],{"class":93},[20,860,861],{},"Example with a longer separator:",[48,863,865],{"className":50,"code":864,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"2024::10::31\"\nparts = text.split(\"::\")\n\nprint(parts)\n",[15,866,867,880,903,907],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,868,869,871,873,875,878],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,870,64],{"class":63},[57,872,68],{"class":67},[57,874,72],{"class":71},[57,876,877],{"class":75},"2024::10::31",[57,879,79],{"class":71},[57,881,882,884,886,888,890,892,894,896,899,901],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,883,85],{"class":63},[57,885,68],{"class":67},[57,887,90],{"class":63},[57,889,94],{"class":93},[57,891,98],{"class":97},[57,893,101],{"class":93},[57,895,104],{"class":71},[57,897,898],{"class":75},"::",[57,900,104],{"class":71},[57,902,112],{"class":93},[57,904,905],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,906,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,908,909,911,913,915],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,910,119],{"class":118},[57,912,101],{"class":93},[57,914,124],{"class":97},[57,916,112],{"class":93},[20,918,243],{},[48,920,922],{"className":50,"code":921,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['2024', '10', '31']\n",[15,923,924],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,925,926,928,930,933,935,937,939,942,944,946,948,951,953],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,927,258],{"class":93},[57,929,261],{"class":71},[57,931,932],{"class":75},"2024",[57,934,261],{"class":71},[57,936,107],{"class":93},[57,938,271],{"class":71},[57,940,941],{"class":75},"10",[57,943,261],{"class":71},[57,945,107],{"class":93},[57,947,271],{"class":71},[57,949,950],{"class":75},"31",[57,952,261],{"class":71},[57,954,288],{"class":93},[20,956,957],{},"This is common when working with simple data formats.",[20,959,960,961,94],{},"For more task-focused examples, see ",[293,962,964],{"href":963},"\u002Fhow-to\u002Fhow-to-split-a-string-in-python\u002F","how to split a string in Python",[43,966,425,968],{"id":967},"using-maxsplit",[15,969,341],{},[20,971,972,974],{},[15,973,341],{}," limits the number of splits.",[20,976,977],{},"After that limit is reached, the rest of the string stays together in the last item.",[20,979,179],{},[48,981,983],{"className":50,"code":982,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"name:age:city:country\"\nparts = text.split(\":\", 2)\n\nprint(parts)\n",[15,984,985,998,1027,1031],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,986,987,989,991,993,996],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,988,64],{"class":63},[57,990,68],{"class":67},[57,992,72],{"class":71},[57,994,995],{"class":75},"name:age:city:country",[57,997,79],{"class":71},[57,999,1000,1002,1004,1006,1008,1010,1012,1014,1017,1019,1021,1025],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1001,85],{"class":63},[57,1003,68],{"class":67},[57,1005,90],{"class":63},[57,1007,94],{"class":93},[57,1009,98],{"class":97},[57,1011,101],{"class":93},[57,1013,104],{"class":71},[57,1015,1016],{"class":75},":",[57,1018,104],{"class":71},[57,1020,107],{"class":93},[57,1022,1024],{"class":1023},"srdBf"," 2",[57,1026,112],{"class":93},[57,1028,1029],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,1030,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,1032,1033,1035,1037,1039],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,1034,119],{"class":118},[57,1036,101],{"class":93},[57,1038,124],{"class":97},[57,1040,112],{"class":93},[20,1042,243],{},[48,1044,1046],{"className":50,"code":1045,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['name', 'age', 'city:country']\n",[15,1047,1048],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1049,1050,1052,1054,1057,1059,1061,1063,1066,1068,1070,1072,1075,1077],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1051,258],{"class":93},[57,1053,261],{"class":71},[57,1055,1056],{"class":75},"name",[57,1058,261],{"class":71},[57,1060,107],{"class":93},[57,1062,271],{"class":71},[57,1064,1065],{"class":75},"age",[57,1067,261],{"class":71},[57,1069,107],{"class":93},[57,1071,271],{"class":71},[57,1073,1074],{"class":75},"city:country",[57,1076,261],{"class":71},[57,1078,288],{"class":93},[20,1080,1081],{},"Here:",[30,1083,1084,1089,1094],{},[33,1085,1086,1087],{},"Python splits at the first ",[15,1088,1016],{},[33,1090,1091,1092],{},"then splits at the second ",[15,1093,1016],{},[33,1095,1096],{},"then stops",[20,1098,1099],{},"This is useful when only the first few separators matter.",[20,1101,1102],{},"Another example:",[48,1104,1106],{"className":50,"code":1105,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"apple banana cherry grape\"\nprint(text.split(\" \", 1))\n",[15,1107,1108,1121],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1109,1110,1112,1114,1116,1119],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1111,64],{"class":63},[57,1113,68],{"class":67},[57,1115,72],{"class":71},[57,1117,1118],{"class":75},"apple banana cherry grape",[57,1120,79],{"class":71},[57,1122,1123,1125,1127,1129,1131,1133,1135,1137,1139,1141,1144],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1124,119],{"class":118},[57,1126,101],{"class":93},[57,1128,227],{"class":97},[57,1130,94],{"class":93},[57,1132,98],{"class":97},[57,1134,101],{"class":93},[57,1136,104],{"class":71},[57,1138,72],{"class":71},[57,1140,107],{"class":93},[57,1142,1143],{"class":1023}," 1",[57,1145,640],{"class":93},[20,1147,243],{},[48,1149,1151],{"className":50,"code":1150,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['apple', 'banana cherry grape']\n",[15,1152,1153],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1154,1155,1157,1159,1161,1163,1165,1167,1170,1172],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1156,258],{"class":93},[57,1158,261],{"class":71},[57,1160,836],{"class":75},[57,1162,261],{"class":71},[57,1164,107],{"class":93},[57,1166,271],{"class":71},[57,1168,1169],{"class":75},"banana cherry grape",[57,1171,261],{"class":71},[57,1173,288],{"class":93},[43,1175,143,1177,1179],{"id":1176},"what-split-returns",[15,1178,17],{}," returns",[20,1181,1182,1183,1185,1186,94],{},"The result of ",[15,1184,17],{}," is always a ",[153,1187,1188],{},"list",[20,1190,1191],{},"Each item in that list is a string.",[20,1193,179],{},[48,1195,1197],{"className":50,"code":1196,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"cat,dog,bird\"\nparts = text.split(\",\")\n\nprint(parts)\nprint(type(parts))\nprint(parts[0])\n",[15,1198,1199,1212,1234,1238,1248,1264],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1200,1201,1203,1205,1207,1210],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1202,64],{"class":63},[57,1204,68],{"class":67},[57,1206,72],{"class":71},[57,1208,1209],{"class":75},"cat,dog,bird",[57,1211,79],{"class":71},[57,1213,1214,1216,1218,1220,1222,1224,1226,1228,1230,1232],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1215,85],{"class":63},[57,1217,68],{"class":67},[57,1219,90],{"class":63},[57,1221,94],{"class":93},[57,1223,98],{"class":97},[57,1225,101],{"class":93},[57,1227,104],{"class":71},[57,1229,107],{"class":75},[57,1231,104],{"class":71},[57,1233,112],{"class":93},[57,1235,1236],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,1237,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,1239,1240,1242,1244,1246],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,1241,119],{"class":118},[57,1243,101],{"class":93},[57,1245,124],{"class":97},[57,1247,112],{"class":93},[57,1249,1250,1252,1254,1258,1260,1262],{"class":59,"line":232},[57,1251,119],{"class":118},[57,1253,101],{"class":93},[57,1255,1257],{"class":1256},"sZMiF","type",[57,1259,101],{"class":93},[57,1261,124],{"class":97},[57,1263,640],{"class":93},[57,1265,1267,1269,1271,1273,1275,1278],{"class":59,"line":1266},6,[57,1268,119],{"class":118},[57,1270,101],{"class":93},[57,1272,124],{"class":97},[57,1274,258],{"class":93},[57,1276,1277],{"class":1023},"0",[57,1279,1280],{"class":93},"])\n",[20,1282,243],{},[48,1284,1286],{"className":50,"code":1285,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['cat', 'dog', 'bird']\n\u003Cclass 'list'>\ncat\n",[15,1287,1288,1319,1337],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1289,1290,1292,1294,1297,1299,1301,1303,1306,1308,1310,1312,1315,1317],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1291,258],{"class":93},[57,1293,261],{"class":71},[57,1295,1296],{"class":75},"cat",[57,1298,261],{"class":71},[57,1300,107],{"class":93},[57,1302,271],{"class":71},[57,1304,1305],{"class":75},"dog",[57,1307,261],{"class":71},[57,1309,107],{"class":93},[57,1311,271],{"class":71},[57,1313,1314],{"class":75},"bird",[57,1316,261],{"class":71},[57,1318,288],{"class":93},[57,1320,1321,1324,1328,1330,1332,1334],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1322,1323],{"class":67},"\u003C",[57,1325,1327],{"class":1326},"sbsja","class",[57,1329,271],{"class":71},[57,1331,1188],{"class":75},[57,1333,261],{"class":71},[57,1335,1336],{"class":67},">\n",[57,1338,1339],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,1340,1341],{"class":63},"cat\n",[20,1343,1344],{},"Because the result is a list, you can:",[30,1346,1347,1350,1353],{},[33,1348,1349],{},"loop over it",[33,1351,1352],{},"access items by index",[33,1354,1355],{},"combine items again later",[20,1357,1358,1359,94],{},"If you want to turn the list back into one string, use ",[293,1360,738,1362,742],{"href":1361},"\u002Freference\u002Fpython-string-join-method\u002F",[15,1363,1364],{},"join()",[20,1366,179],{},[48,1368,1370],{"className":50,"code":1369,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"parts = ['cat', 'dog', 'bird']\ntext = \"-\".join(parts)\n\nprint(text)\n",[15,1371,1372,1405,1429,1433],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1373,1374,1376,1378,1381,1383,1385,1387,1389,1391,1393,1395,1397,1399,1401,1403],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1375,85],{"class":63},[57,1377,68],{"class":67},[57,1379,1380],{"class":93}," [",[57,1382,261],{"class":71},[57,1384,1296],{"class":75},[57,1386,261],{"class":71},[57,1388,107],{"class":93},[57,1390,271],{"class":71},[57,1392,1305],{"class":75},[57,1394,261],{"class":71},[57,1396,107],{"class":93},[57,1398,271],{"class":71},[57,1400,1314],{"class":75},[57,1402,261],{"class":71},[57,1404,288],{"class":93},[57,1406,1407,1409,1411,1413,1416,1418,1420,1423,1425,1427],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1408,64],{"class":63},[57,1410,68],{"class":67},[57,1412,72],{"class":71},[57,1414,1415],{"class":75},"-",[57,1417,104],{"class":71},[57,1419,94],{"class":93},[57,1421,1422],{"class":97},"join",[57,1424,101],{"class":93},[57,1426,124],{"class":97},[57,1428,112],{"class":93},[57,1430,1431],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,1432,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,1434,1435,1437,1439,1441],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,1436,119],{"class":118},[57,1438,101],{"class":93},[57,1440,227],{"class":97},[57,1442,112],{"class":93},[20,1444,243],{},[48,1446,1448],{"className":50,"code":1447,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"cat-dog-bird\n",[15,1449,1450],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1451,1452,1454,1456,1458,1460],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1453,1296],{"class":63},[57,1455,1415],{"class":67},[57,1457,1305],{"class":63},[57,1459,1415],{"class":67},[57,1461,1462],{"class":63},"bird\n",[43,1464,1466],{"id":1465},"common-edge-cases","Common edge cases",[20,1468,1469],{},"Here are some cases that often surprise beginners.",[572,1471,1473],{"id":1472},"splitting-an-empty-string-with-no-separator","Splitting an empty string with no separator",[48,1475,1477],{"className":50,"code":1476,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"\"\nprint(text.split())\n",[15,1478,1479,1488],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1480,1481,1483,1485],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1482,64],{"class":63},[57,1484,68],{"class":67},[57,1486,1487],{"class":71}," \"\"\n",[57,1489,1490,1492,1494,1496,1498,1500],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1491,119],{"class":118},[57,1493,101],{"class":93},[57,1495,227],{"class":97},[57,1497,94],{"class":93},[57,1499,98],{"class":97},[57,1501,383],{"class":93},[20,1503,243],{},[48,1505,1507],{"className":50,"code":1506,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"[]\n",[15,1508,1509],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1510,1511],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1512,1506],{"class":93},[572,1514,1516],{"id":1515},"splitting-an-empty-string-with-a-custom-separator","Splitting an empty string with a custom separator",[48,1518,1520],{"className":50,"code":1519,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"\"\nprint(text.split(\",\"))\n",[15,1521,1522,1530],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1523,1524,1526,1528],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1525,64],{"class":63},[57,1527,68],{"class":67},[57,1529,1487],{"class":71},[57,1531,1532,1534,1536,1538,1540,1542,1544,1546,1548,1550],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1533,119],{"class":118},[57,1535,101],{"class":93},[57,1537,227],{"class":97},[57,1539,94],{"class":93},[57,1541,98],{"class":97},[57,1543,101],{"class":93},[57,1545,104],{"class":71},[57,1547,107],{"class":75},[57,1549,104],{"class":71},[57,1551,640],{"class":93},[20,1553,243],{},[48,1555,1557],{"className":50,"code":1556,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['']\n",[15,1558,1559],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1560,1561,1563,1566],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1562,258],{"class":93},[57,1564,1565],{"class":71},"''",[57,1567,288],{"class":93},[572,1569,1571],{"id":1570},"separator-not-found","Separator not found",[20,1573,1574],{},"If Python does not find the separator, it returns a one-item list containing the original string.",[48,1576,1578],{"className":50,"code":1577,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"hello\"\nprint(text.split(\",\"))\n",[15,1579,1580,1593],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1581,1582,1584,1586,1588,1591],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1583,64],{"class":63},[57,1585,68],{"class":67},[57,1587,72],{"class":71},[57,1589,1590],{"class":75},"hello",[57,1592,79],{"class":71},[57,1594,1595,1597,1599,1601,1603,1605,1607,1609,1611,1613],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1596,119],{"class":118},[57,1598,101],{"class":93},[57,1600,227],{"class":97},[57,1602,94],{"class":93},[57,1604,98],{"class":97},[57,1606,101],{"class":93},[57,1608,104],{"class":71},[57,1610,107],{"class":75},[57,1612,104],{"class":71},[57,1614,640],{"class":93},[20,1616,243],{},[48,1618,1620],{"className":50,"code":1619,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['hello']\n",[15,1621,1622],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1623,1624,1626,1628,1630,1632],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1625,258],{"class":93},[57,1627,261],{"class":71},[57,1629,1590],{"class":75},[57,1631,261],{"class":71},[57,1633,288],{"class":93},[43,1635,1637,1638],{"id":1636},"when-to-use-split","When to use ",[15,1639,17],{},[20,1641,136,1642,1644],{},[15,1643,17],{}," when you need to:",[30,1646,1647,1650,1653],{},[33,1648,1649],{},"split a sentence into words",[33,1651,1652],{},"split comma-separated values",[33,1654,1655],{},"break lines or simple structured text into parts",[20,1657,1658],{},"It is especially useful for tasks like:",[30,1660,1661,1664,1667],{},[33,1662,1663],{},"cleaning text",[33,1665,1666],{},"parsing user input",[33,1668,1669],{},"processing simple file content",[43,1671,1673],{"id":1672},"common-mistakes","Common mistakes",[20,1675,1676],{},"Beginners often run into these problems:",[30,1678,1679,1685,1691,1694,1702],{},[33,1680,1681,1682,1684],{},"expecting ",[15,1683,17],{}," to change the original string",[33,1686,1687,1688,1690],{},"forgetting that ",[15,1689,17],{}," returns a list, not a string",[33,1692,1693],{},"using the wrong separator",[33,1695,1696,1697,1699,1700],{},"assuming ",[15,1698,580],{}," behaves the same as ",[15,1701,17],{},[33,1703,1704],{},"using an index that does not exist after splitting",[20,1706,1707],{},"Example of a common mistake:",[48,1709,1711],{"className":50,"code":1710,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"a,b,c\"\ntext.split(\",\")\n\nprint(text)\n",[15,1712,1713,1726,1744,1748],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1714,1715,1717,1719,1721,1724],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1716,64],{"class":63},[57,1718,68],{"class":67},[57,1720,72],{"class":71},[57,1722,1723],{"class":75},"a,b,c",[57,1725,79],{"class":71},[57,1727,1728,1730,1732,1734,1736,1738,1740,1742],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1729,227],{"class":63},[57,1731,94],{"class":93},[57,1733,98],{"class":97},[57,1735,101],{"class":93},[57,1737,104],{"class":71},[57,1739,107],{"class":75},[57,1741,104],{"class":71},[57,1743,112],{"class":93},[57,1745,1746],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,1747,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,1749,1750,1752,1754,1756],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,1751,119],{"class":118},[57,1753,101],{"class":93},[57,1755,227],{"class":97},[57,1757,112],{"class":93},[20,1759,243],{},[48,1761,1763],{"className":50,"code":1762,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"a,b,c\n",[15,1764,1765],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1766,1767,1769,1771,1773,1775],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1768,293],{"class":63},[57,1770,107],{"class":93},[57,1772,664],{"class":63},[57,1774,107],{"class":93},[57,1776,1777],{"class":63},"c\n",[20,1779,1780],{},"This happens because the result was not saved.",[20,1782,1783],{},"Correct version:",[48,1785,1787],{"className":50,"code":1786,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"a,b,c\"\nparts = text.split(\",\")\n\nprint(parts)\n",[15,1788,1789,1801,1823,1827],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1790,1791,1793,1795,1797,1799],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1792,64],{"class":63},[57,1794,68],{"class":67},[57,1796,72],{"class":71},[57,1798,1723],{"class":75},[57,1800,79],{"class":71},[57,1802,1803,1805,1807,1809,1811,1813,1815,1817,1819,1821],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1804,85],{"class":63},[57,1806,68],{"class":67},[57,1808,90],{"class":63},[57,1810,94],{"class":93},[57,1812,98],{"class":97},[57,1814,101],{"class":93},[57,1816,104],{"class":71},[57,1818,107],{"class":75},[57,1820,104],{"class":71},[57,1822,112],{"class":93},[57,1824,1825],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,1826,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,1828,1829,1831,1833,1835],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,1830,119],{"class":118},[57,1832,101],{"class":93},[57,1834,124],{"class":97},[57,1836,112],{"class":93},[20,1838,243],{},[48,1840,1842],{"className":50,"code":1841,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"['a', 'b', 'c']\n",[15,1843,1844],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1845,1846,1848,1850,1852,1854,1856,1858,1860,1862,1864,1866,1868,1870],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1847,258],{"class":93},[57,1849,261],{"class":71},[57,1851,293],{"class":75},[57,1853,261],{"class":71},[57,1855,107],{"class":93},[57,1857,271],{"class":71},[57,1859,664],{"class":75},[57,1861,261],{"class":71},[57,1863,107],{"class":93},[57,1865,271],{"class":71},[57,1867,673],{"class":75},[57,1869,261],{"class":71},[57,1871,288],{"class":93},[20,1873,1874],{},"Another common problem is using an index that does not exist:",[48,1876,1878],{"className":50,"code":1877,"language":52,"meta":53,"style":53},"text = \"apple,banana\"\nparts = text.split(\",\")\n\nprint(parts[2])\n",[15,1879,1880,1893,1915,1919],{"__ignoreMap":53},[57,1881,1882,1884,1886,1888,1891],{"class":59,"line":60},[57,1883,64],{"class":63},[57,1885,68],{"class":67},[57,1887,72],{"class":71},[57,1889,1890],{"class":75},"apple,banana",[57,1892,79],{"class":71},[57,1894,1895,1897,1899,1901,1903,1905,1907,1909,1911,1913],{"class":59,"line":82},[57,1896,85],{"class":63},[57,1898,68],{"class":67},[57,1900,90],{"class":63},[57,1902,94],{"class":93},[57,1904,98],{"class":97},[57,1906,101],{"class":93},[57,1908,104],{"class":71},[57,1910,107],{"class":75},[57,1912,104],{"class":71},[57,1914,112],{"class":93},[57,1916,1917],{"class":59,"line":115},[57,1918,218],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":217},[57,1920,1921,1923,1925,1927,1929,1932],{"class":59,"line":129},[57,1922,119],{"class":118},[57,1924,101],{"class":93},[57,1926,124],{"class":97},[57,1928,258],{"class":93},[57,1930,1931],{"class":1023},"2",[57,1933,1280],{"class":93},[20,1935,1936,1937,94],{},"This causes an error because there is no third item. 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",[15,2107,17],{}," returns a new list.",[572,2110,2112,2113,2115],{"id":2111},"what-does-maxsplit-do","What does ",[15,2114,341],{}," do?",[20,2117,2118],{},"It sets the maximum number of splits. 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