Using the split() Method for Strings

The split() method divides a string into multiple parts based on a specified character.

By default, it splits the string using spaces as the delimiter and returns the result in the form of a list.

What is a List? : A data type that manages multiple pieces of data as a single entity. Lists are expressed with square brackets [], and each piece of data is separated by commas.

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text = "Apple Banana Cherry"

splitted_text = text.split()

# ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry']
print(splitted_text)

If you wish to split the string based on a specific character or substring, you can provide that substring as an argument to the split() method.

For example, a string using commas (,) as delimiters can be split using split(",") as shown below.

What is a Delimiter? : A character or string that specifies the boundary between different parts of data.

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text = "Apple,Banana,Cherry"

# Using comma as a delimiter
splitted_text = text.split(",")

# ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry']
print(splitted_text)

The split() method is typically used to divide sentences and paragraphs into specific words or to process delimiter-separated data, such as in CSV files.

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csv_data = "Name,Age,City\nJohn,30,NewYork\nSusan,45,LosAngeles"

# Splitting data using newline character \n as delimiter
lines = csv_data.split("\n")

# Processing each line of the split data
for line in lines:
    # Splitting data using comma as a delimiter
    fields = line.split(",")
    print(fields)


# Output:
# ['Name', 'Age', 'City']
# ['John', '30', 'NewYork']
# ['Susan', '45', 'LosAngeles']