Real Python: Python String Splitting
Python’s.split()method lets you divide a string into a list of substrings based on a specified delimiter. By default,.split()separates at whitespace, including spaces, tabs, and newlines. You can customize.split()to work with specific delimiters using thesepparameter, and control the amount of splits withmaxsplit.
By the end of this video course, you’ll understand that:
- Yousplit a string by spacesin Python using
.split()without arguments. - Python’s
.split()method can split oncustom delimiterswhen you pass a character or string as an argument. - Youlimit splits using
maxsplitto control the number of substrings Python extracts. re.split()usesregular expressionsfor splitting strings based on complex patterns.
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