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On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Robert <rxjwg98@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I learn split method online. When I try to run the line with ss1 beginning,
> I don't understand why its output of ss1 and ss2. I have check the help
> about split. It looks like that it is a numpy method.
> What is the split method parameter (within "  ") for?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> ...............
> ss0="1, 2, 4, 8, 16".split(", ")
>
> ss0
> Out[2]: ['1', '2', '4', '8', '16']
>
> ss1="1, 2, 4, 8, 16".split("    , ")
>
> ss1
> Out[4]: ['1, 2, 4, 8, 16']
>
> ss2="1, 2, 4, 8, 16".split(",   ")
>
> ss2
> Out[9]: ['1, 2, 4, 8, 16']
>
> help(split)
> Help on function split in module numpy.lib.shape_base:

That's just some random function that you've imported into globals by
doing "from numpy import *" or some such. What you're calling in these
examples is a string method, not a global function.

Try help(str.split)