[Tutor] string.split() into a list

[Randy Bush]

>>  >>> s='1|2|3|4'
>>  >>> l=s.split('|')
>>  >>> a, l = l[0], l[1:]
>>  >>> a
>> '1'
>>  >>> l
>> ['2', '3', '4']

i went with the above, or more specifically

   aList = line[:-1].split('|')
   netName, asList = aList[0], aList[1:]

not gorgeous, but readable

and my instinct for pinning a type is from modula and other
wirthwhile bondage and discipline languages.  and, yes, i
see it does not carry.  

thanks.

randy