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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst index d5abcdd2a2..e01a8cc726 100644 --- a/Doc/library/re.rst +++ b/Doc/library/re.rst @@ -544,6 +544,13 @@ form. >>> re.split('\W+', 'Words, words, words.', 1) ['Words', 'words, words.'] + Note that *split* will never split a string on an empty pattern match. + For example :: + + >>> re.split('x*', 'foo') + ['foo'] + >>> re.split("(?m)^$", "foo\n\nbar\n") + ['foo\n\nbar\n'] .. function:: findall(pattern, string[, flags]) |