How to use split function in Python

How to use split function in Python

The split() function is used to split the string at specified separator and returns a list of strings

Syntax: list_name.split(separator[,max])

  • separator – an optional delimiter. The string splits at the specified separator. The default value of split if any whitespace.
  • max – optional. Defines the maximum number of splits. Default value is -1, that is no limit to splits

Example:

str = "Pythonpoint is awesome"
#splits at whitespace. default case
print(str.split())

numbers = "1, 2, 3, 4, 5"
#splits at ','
print(numbers.split(','))

Output:

['Pythonpoint', 'is', 'awesome']
['1', ' 2', ' 3', ' 4', ' 5']
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