is there more simple way to do?

[length power]

x='name,sex,birthday\n\nx1,male,1948/05/28\n\nx2,female,1952/03/27
\n\nx3,female,1994/12/09'
x.replace("\n\n","\n").splitlines()

is there more simple way to replace  `x.replace("\n\n","\n").splitlines()` ?
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