[Tutor] Quick question about .split()

[Kyle Babich]

I haven't programmed in about six months and the way I remember it this
used to work:

abc = 'dog'
abc = abc.split('')
# now abc = ['d', 'o', 'g']

Except now when I do it this happens:

>>> abc = 'dog'
>>> abc = abc.split('')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#54>", line 1, in ?
    abc = abc.split('')
ValueError: empty separator
>>> 

Did they change this in one of the newer versions or am I remembering
wrong?  (just upgraded to 2.2.3)
What is a good work-around to this problem?

Thanks you,
--
Kyle