Python string splitlines() usage and example

Python string methods

The splitlines() method splits the string at the newline characters and returns a list of lines in the string.

The syntax of splitlines() is:

str.splitlines([keepends])

splitlines() parameter

splitlines() can contain at most1parameter.

keepends　(Optional)-If keepends is provided and is True, then the newline characters are also included in the items of the list.

By default, it does not contain newline characters.

splitlines() return value

splitlines() returns a list of lines in the string.

If there is no newline character, it returns a list containing a single item (a single line).

splitlines() splits at the following line boundaries:

Example: How does splitlines() work?

grocery = 'Milk\nChicken\r\nBread\rButter'
print(grocery.splitlines())
print(grocery.splitlines(True))
grocery = 'Milk Chicken Bread Butter'
print(grocery.splitlines())

When running the program, the output is:

['Milk', 'Chicken', 'Bread', 'Butter']
['Milk
', 'Chicken
', 'Bread
', 'Butter']
['Milk Chicken Bread Butter']

Python string methods