Python split() at string ""

Question

Is it possible to split() string at " "? I have tried

x=str(input("Enter string to split: ")) #Input: one "two three"
xsplit=str.split()
print(xsplit[1])

but it returns "two" but I want it to show "two three". How to do it?

Well, I tried it in my python code, it worked. Thanks a lot! — cpm pipes, Mar 01 '22 at 04:11
you can use module [shlex](https://docs.python.org/3/library/shlex.html#shlex.split) to split it. `shlex.split('one "two three" "four five"')` gives `['one', 'two three', 'four five']`. And if you want to split only on first space then `text.split(' ', 1)` — furas, Mar 01 '22 at 04:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 01 '22 at 04:09

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This will let you split on the space as well as gather everything after the split.

x=str(input("Enter string to split: ")) #Input: one "two three"
xsplit = x.split(' ')[1:]
xjoin = ' '.join(xsplit)
print(xjoin)

Once you have split into a list you can rejoin the list into a single string with .join(xsplit)

answered Mar 01 '22 at 04:09

ArchAngelPwn

I think the OP was trying to respect the quotes around the second and third arguments, not just grab all elements after the first – Michael Delgado Mar 01 '22 at 16:35
Right, but this would still bring back the quotes right, or am I still missing something haha? – ArchAngelPwn Mar 01 '22 at 17:13

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