Python String rsplit() method

Python String rsplit() method

The string.rsplit() method in Python splits a string into a list, starting from the right. If the "max" parameter is not specified, this method will return the same output as the string.split() method.

Syntax

string.rsplit([sep [,maxsplit]])

Parameter

sep (optional): This parameter specifies the separator to use when splitting the string. The default value is whitespace.

maxsplit (optional): This parameter Specifies how many splits to do. The default value is -1, which is "all occurrences".

Return

This method returns a list of the words in the string, using sep as the delimiter string. 

Example 1

 # Python program explaining
 # the string.rsplit() method
 # initializing the string
 string = "Python Java C# Ruby"
 print("Original string...")
 print(string)
 # spliting the string when whitespaces ocures
 print("After spliting the string …")
 print(string.rsplit()) 

Output

 Original string...
 Python Java C# Ruby
 After spliting the string... 
 ['Python', 'Java', 'C#', 'Ruby'] 

Example 2

 # Python program explaining
 # the string.rsplit() method
 string = "Tutorials and Examples"
 # By default this method Splits at space
 print(string.rsplit()) 
 # Splits at 'g'. As the maximum limit as 1. So 
 # from right, the splitting occurs at second t 
 string = "Tutorials, and, Examples"
 print(string.rsplit('t', 1)) 
 # Splitting at '$' with maximum splitting 
 # as 1 
 string = "Tutorials$and$Examples"
 print(string.rsplit('$', 1)) 

Output

 ['Tutorials', 'and', 'Examples']
 ['Tu', 'orials, and, Examples']
 ['Tutorials$and', 'Examples']