Python split() at string "" [duplicate]

Question

Is it possible to split() string at " "? I have tried

x=str(input("Enter string to split: ")) #Input: one "two three"
xsplit=str.split()
print(xsplit[1])

but it returns "two" but I want it to show "two three". How to do it?

Well, I tried it in my python code, it worked. Thanks a lot! — cpm pipes
– cpm pipes, Commented Mar 1, 2022 at 4:11
you can use module shlex to split it. shlex.split('one "two three" "four five"') gives ['one', 'two three', 'four five']. And if you want to split only on first space then text.split(' ', 1) — furas
– furas, Commented Mar 1, 2022 at 4:19

ArchAngelPwn · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-01 04:09:35Z

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This will let you split on the space as well as gather everything after the split.

x=str(input("Enter string to split: ")) #Input: one "two three"
xsplit = x.split(' ')[1:]
xjoin = ' '.join(xsplit)
print(xjoin)

Once you have split into a list you can rejoin the list into a single string with .join(xsplit)

answered Mar 1, 2022 at 4:09

ArchAngelPwn

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I think the OP was trying to respect the quotes around the second and third arguments, not just grab all elements after the first

Right, but this would still bring back the quotes right, or am I still missing something haha?