Python String | split()
split() method in Python split a string into a list of strings after breaking the given string by the specified separator.
Syntax : str.split(separator, maxsplit)
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Parameters :
separator : This is a delimiter. The string splits at this specified separator. If is not provided then any white space is a separator.maxsplit : It is a number, which tells us to split the string into maximum of provided number of times. If it is not provided then the default is -1 that means there is no limit.
Returns : Returns a list of strings after breaking the given string by the specified separator.
Example 1: Example to demonstrate how split() function works
text = 'geeks for geeks' # Splits at spaceprint(text.split()) word = 'geeks, for, geeks' # Splits at ','print(word.split(',')) word = 'geeks:for:geeks' # Splitting at ':'print(word.split(':')) word = 'CatBatSatFatOr' # Splitting at tprint(word.split('t')) |
Output :
['geeks', 'for', 'geeks'] ['geeks', ' for', ' geeks'] ['geeks', 'for', 'geeks'] ['Ca', 'Ba', 'Sa', 'Fa', 'Or']
Example 2: Example to demonstrate how split() function works when maxsplit is specified
word = 'geeks, for, geeks, pawan' # maxsplit: 0print(word.split(', ', 0)) # maxsplit: 4print(word.split(', ', 4)) # maxsplit: 1print(word.split(', ', 1)) |
Output :
['geeks, for, geeks, pawan'] ['geeks', 'for', 'geeks', 'pawan'] ['geeks', 'for, geeks, pawan']
