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diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst index 54cc7d1..d3f7cfb 100644 --- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst +++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst @@ -2095,8 +2095,9 @@ expression support in the :mod:`re` module). If *sep* is given, consecutive delimiters are not grouped together and are deemed to delimit empty strings (for example, ``'1,,2'.split(',')`` returns ``['1', '', '2']``). The *sep* argument may consist of multiple characters - (for example, ``'1<>2<>3'.split('<>')`` returns ``['1', '2', '3']``). - Splitting an empty string with a specified separator returns ``['']``. + as a single delimiter (to split with multiple delimiters, use + :func:`re.split`). Splitting an empty string with a specified separator + returns ``['']``. For example:: @@ -2106,6 +2107,8 @@ expression support in the :mod:`re` module). ['1', '2,3'] >>> '1,2,,3,'.split(',') ['1', '2', '', '3', ''] + >>> '1<>2<>3<4'.split('<>') + ['1', '2', '3<4'] If *sep* is not specified or is ``None``, a different splitting algorithm is applied: runs of consecutive whitespace are regarded as a single separator, @@ -3149,10 +3152,9 @@ produce new objects. If *sep* is given, consecutive delimiters are not grouped together and are deemed to delimit empty subsequences (for example, ``b'1,,2'.split(b',')`` returns ``[b'1', b'', b'2']``). The *sep* argument may consist of a - multibyte sequence (for example, ``b'1<>2<>3'.split(b'<>')`` returns - ``[b'1', b'2', b'3']``). Splitting an empty sequence with a specified - separator returns ``[b'']`` or ``[bytearray(b'')]`` depending on the type - of object being split. The *sep* argument may be any + multibyte sequence as a single delimiter. Splitting an empty sequence with + a specified separator returns ``[b'']`` or ``[bytearray(b'')]`` depending + on the type of object being split. The *sep* argument may be any :term:`bytes-like object`. For example:: @@ -3163,6 +3165,8 @@ produce new objects. [b'1', b'2,3'] >>> b'1,2,,3,'.split(b',') [b'1', b'2', b'', b'3', b''] + >>> b'1<>2<>3<4'.split(b'<>') + [b'1', b'2', b'3<4'] If *sep* is not specified or is ``None``, a different splitting algorithm is applied: runs of consecutive ASCII whitespace are regarded as a single |