Python String | split()

The Python split() method splits a string into a list of strings based on the specified separator.

Syntax: str.split(separator, maxsplit)

Parameters:

separator: This is the separator. The string will be split at this separator. If not provided, any whitespace will be used as a separator.

maxsplit: This is a number that tells us to split the string at most the number of times provided. If this number is not provided, it defaults to -1, meaning no limit.

Return Value: Returns a list of strings split by the specified delimiter.

Example 1: Example demonstrating how the split() function works.

text = 'geeks for geeks'
  
# Splits at space
print(text.split())
  
word = 'geeks, for, geeks'
  
# Splits at ','
print(word.split(','))
  
word = 'geeks:for:geeks'
  
# Splitting at ':'
print(word.split(':'))
  
word = 'CatBatSatFatOr'
  
# Splitting at t
print(word.split('t'))

Output:

['geeks', 'for', 'geeks']
['geeks', ' for', ' geeks']
['geeks', 'for', 'geeks']
['Ca', 'Ba', 'Sa', 'Fa', 'Or']

Example 2: Demonstrates how the split() function works when maxsplit is specified.

word = 'geeks, for, geeks, pawan'
  
# maxsplit: 0
print(word.split(', ', 0))
  
# maxsplit: 4
print(word.split(', ', 4))
  
# maxsplit: 1
print(word.split(', ', 1))

Output:

['geeks, for, geeks, pawan']
['geeks', 'for', 'geeks', 'pawan']
['geeks', 'for, geeks, pawan']