Python split string by space | Example code

The split() method splits a string by space in Python. You can use any separator like a comma, a hyphen, etc, the default separator is any space.

string.split(separator, maxsplit) 

Note: Separator and max split are optional parameters.

The split() method splits the string at each whitespace character (space, tab, newline, etc.) and returns a list of the resulting substrings. By default, if no argument is provided, it splits at any whitespace character.

You can also provide a specific separator as an argument to split(), for example my_string.split(',') to split the string at commas instead of spaces.

Example Split string on whitespace in Python

A simple example code split a string into a list.

txt = "Welcome to the Eyehunts"

x = txt.split()

print(x)

Output:

Another example

split string by single space

str = '63 41 92 81 69 70'

# split string by single space
chunks = str.split(' ')

print(chunks)

Output: [’63’, ’41’, ’92’, ’81’, ’69’, ’70’]

Do comment if you have any doubts and suggestions on this Python string topic.

Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)

Windows 10

Python 3.10.1

All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.