Question

How to split a string from the right side with a given separator in Python

Answer 1

string = 'Python is a high-level - interpreted general-purpose - programming - language'
  
# maxsplit = 1  
print(string.rsplit(' -', 1))

# maxsplit = 2  
print(string.rsplit(' - ', 2))

# maxsplit = 3  
print(string.rsplit(' - ', 3))





'''
run:

['Python is a high-level - interpreted general-purpose - programming', ' language']
['Python is a high-level - interpreted general-purpose', 'programming', 'language']
['Python is a high-level', 'interpreted general-purpose', 'programming', 'language']

'''

 

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Answer 2

string = 'Python is a high-level interpreted general purpose programming language'
  
# if the separator is None the string will be splitted at space

print(string.rsplit(None, 1))

print(string.rsplit(None, 2))

print(string.rsplit(None, 3))





'''
run:

['Python is a high-level interpreted general purpose programming', 'language']
['Python is a high-level interpreted general purpose', 'programming', 'language']
['Python is a high-level interpreted general', 'purpose', 'programming', 'language']

'''

 

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