Splits the string into a three-part tuple
Usage
The partition() method splits the string at the first occurrence of separator, and returns a tuple containing three items.
- The part before the separator
- The separator itself
- The part after the separator
partition() Vs rpartition()
Unlike partition(), The rpartition() method splits the string at the last occurrence of separator.
Otherwise, both methods work exactly the same.
Syntax
string.partition(separator)
| Parameter | Condition | Description |
| separator | Required | Any substring to split the sting with. |
Basic Example
# Split the string on 'and'
S = 'Do it now and keep it simple'
x = S.partition('and')
print(x)
# Prints ('Do it now ', 'and', ' keep it simple')No Match Found
If the separator is not found, the method returns a tuple containing the string itself, followed by two empty strings.
S = 'Do it now and keep it simple'
x = S.partition('or')
print(x)
# Prints ('Do it now and keep it simple', '', '')Multiple Matches
If the separator is present multiple times, the method splits the string at the first occurrence.
S = 'Do it now and keep it simple'
x = S.partition('it')
print(x)
# Prints ('Do ', 'it', ' now and keep it simple')