Eric S. Raymond writes:
string.py:# NB: split(s) is NOT the same as splitfields(s, ' ')! string.py: (split and splitfields are synonymous) string.py:splitfields = split
It certainly looks to me as though the "NB" comment is out of date. Is there some subtle and wicked reason it has not been removed?
The comment is correct. splitfields(s) is synonymous with split(s), and splitfields(s, ' ') is synonymous with split(s, ' '). If the second arg is omitted, any stretch of whitespace is used as the separator, but if ' ' is supplied, exactly one space is used to split fields. split(s, None) is synonymous with split(s), splitfields(s), and splitfields(s, None). -Fred -- Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake at acm.org> PythonLabs at Digital Creations