[ python-Bugs-859113 ] inconsistency in string.split()

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Bugs item #859113, was opened at 2003-12-12 20:40
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.3
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Duplicate
Priority: 5
Submitted By: damon fasching (damon3937)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: inconsistency in string.split()

Initial Comment:
Hi,

Bug is a strong word for this.  I'll call this an inconsistency in string.
split().

Python 2.3.2 (#2, Nov 12 2003, 02:20:08) 
[GCC 3.3.2] on linux2
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>>> import string
>>> blah = ''    
>>> string.split(blah)
[]
>>> string.split(blah, '\t')
['']
>>> 
>>> string.split(blah, ' ')
['']

The NULL string has the same relationship to any character as it has 
to any other, so it seems that string.split('', anything) should always 
give the same result.

Damon

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Comment By: George Yoshida (quiver)
Date: 2003-12-12 21:29

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I think this is a duplicate of bugs[811604].
# [ 811604 ] "string".split behaviour for empty strings
http://www.python.org/sf/811604

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