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Python: Split string with multiple delimiters

I have a small syntax problem. I have a string and another string that has a list of seperators. I need to split it via the .split method.

I can’t seem to figure out how, this certainly gives a Type error.

String.split([' ', '{', '='])

How can i split it with multiple seperators?

Answer 1

str.split() only accepts one separator.

Use re.split() to split using a regular expression.

import re

re.split(r"[ {=]", "foo bar=baz{qux")

Output:

['foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'qux']