To split a string and keep the splitting pattern, we can use regex in combination with the re
module in Python.
For example, let's say we have the following string:
main.py60 chars2 lines
We want to split the string where there is a comma ,
and keep the comma in the resulting list. We can achieve this as follows:
main.py269 chars10 lines
In the code above, we first import the re
module, then define the splitting pattern using regex. The r
in front of the pattern indicates a raw string which is used to avoid escaping special characters like the backslash \
.
We then use the re.split()
method, passing in the splitting pattern and the string to split as arguments. The resulting list retains the split pattern, in this example, the comma ,
.
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