Howto parse a string using a char in python

[John Gordon]

In <511ebf0c$0$21334$9a6e19ea at unlimited.newshosting.com> "Steve Goodwin" <sgoodwin at cfl.rr.com> writes:

> I am looking for the python2.7 function(s) to parse a string from a colon 
> character ":"

> Sounds simple enough.

> For example, a string like "123456:789".  I just need the "123456" 
> substring.(left of the :)

> I have looked at regular expressions and string functions, so far no luck. 
> Custom function required?

Use the split() string function.

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