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Date: 2023-05-01
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# split text to list in python

## syntax 
```python
string.split(separator, maxsplit)
```

### Parameter Values

_separator_ -Optional. Specifies the separator to use when splitting the string. By default any whitespace is a separator

_maxsplit_ -Optional. Specifies how many splits to do. Default value is -1, which is "all occurrences"

## Definition and Usage

The [`split()`](https://www.w3schools.com/python/ref_string_split.asp) method splits a string into a list.
You can specify the separator, default separator is any white-space.

### for white-space

- Split a string into a list where each word is a list item:
``` python
txt = "welcome to the jungle"  
  
x = txt.split()  
  
print(x)
```
---> output
```sh
['welcome', 'to', 'the', 'jungle']
```
### for other character

- Use a hash character as a separator:
```python
txt = "apple#banana#cherry#orange"  
  
x = txt.split("#")  
  
print(x)
```
---> output
```sh
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'orange']
```

- Split the string into a list with max 2 items:
```python
txt = "apple#banana#cherry#orange"  
  
# setting the maxsplit parameter to 1, will return a list with 2 elements!  
x = txt.split("#", 1)  
  
print(x)
```
---> output
```sh
['apple', 'banana#cherry#orange']
```




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