Split string on "$" using regex

Question

I am trying to split a string using regex on $ symbol but the output is not what I want.

string = "43$hello"
list_of_splits = re.split("$",string)

Output:
['43$hello','']

Output I want:
['43','hello']

It's visible by the output that "$" is a special character in regex, but now by how can I do this?

[No regex is required](https://ideone.com/d2n7OB), use `"43$hello".split('$')`. Else, escape the `$`. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Jun 01 '21 at 14:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '21 at 14:06

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You can just use string split method.

string = "43$hello"
string.split("$")

Output

['43', 'hello']

answered Jun 01 '21 at 14:06

Anurag Dhadse

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 01 '21 at 14:07

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Use the escape character \ : list_of_splits = re.split("\$", str)

answered Jun 01 '21 at 14:07

keijeizei

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