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@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ The functions defined in this module are:
and the remainder of the string is returned as the final element of
the list (thus, the list will have at most \code{\var{maxsplit}+1}
elements).
+
+ The behavior of split on an empty string depends on the value of \var{sep}.
+ If \var{sep} is not specified, or specified as \code{None}, the result will
+ be an empty list. If \var{sep} is specified as any string, the result will
+ be a list containing one element which is an empty string.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{rsplit}{s\optional{, sep\optional{, maxsplit}}}