[issue36397] re.split() incorrectly splitting on zero-width pattern

[Matthew Barnett]

Matthew Barnett <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> added the comment:

>From the docs:

"""If capturing parentheses are used in pattern, then the text of all groups in the pattern are also returned as part of the resulting list."""

The pattern does contain a capture, so that's why the result has additional '1' and '2'.

Presumably, Java's split doesn't do that.

Not a bug.

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resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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