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Python

Posted by yannverreault
yannverreault
12,599 Points

help with str.split()

In a Python quiz, they say "The str.split() method can only split on whitespace. (You might need to look at help() for this question.) TRUE/FALSE"

When I look at: >>>help (str.split), I have this: " split(...)
S.split(sep=None, maxsplit=-1) -> list of strings 

Return a list of the words in S, using sep as the                                            
delimiter string.  If maxsplit is given, at most maxsplit                                    
splits are done. If sep is not specified or is None, any

"

I still don't know what to answer because the S.split(sep=None, maxsplit=-1) -> list of strings is confusing me. Can anyone explain what is happening? Do I search for the good thing?

Thanks in advance.

1 Answer

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Yann,

The split method can split on any character, but the default is whitespace if nothing is passed in.

"username@example.com".split('@')

# Output: ['username', 'example.com']

Hope this helps,

Cheers