On 8 Jul 2002 00:07:47 +0200, Chris Liechti <cliechti at gmx.net> wrote:
>'cause split() drops the empty part at the end:
>>>> '1\n2\n3\n'.split()
>['1', '2', '3']
>>>> '1\n2\n3\n'.split('\n')
>['1', '2', '3', '']
>
I see it, but I don't see why? What is the explanation for this? It
seems at odds with the documentation.