splitlines( ) FUNCTION

splitlines( ) Function

The splitlines( ) Function is used to split a String into a list based on a newline.

x = """Hello
Beautiful
World"""
y = x.splitlines()
print(y)

Output :

['Hello', 'Beautiful', 'World']

So, in the above code, we have a String,

Hello
Beautiful
World

Separated by multiple lines. And as we know, String with multiple lines is represented by three double quotes(i.e. """ """)

x = """Hello
Beautiful
World"""

Initialised to a variable 'x'.

Then we have used the 'splitlines( )' function on the variable 'x'.

y = x.splitlines( )

And, the 'splitlines( )' function converts the String to a list, separated by new line.

And initialises the list to the variable 'y'.

So, if you see the above String,

Hello
Beautiful
World.

'Hello', 'Beautiful' and 'World' are separated by new line.

So, a list is formed with 'Hello', 'Beautiful' and 'World'.

Let us rewrite the above example using the escape character for newline i.e. '\n'.

x = "Hello\nBeautiful\nWorld"
y = x.splitlines()
print(y)

['Hello', 'Beautiful', 'World']

So, in the above code, we have a String, 'Hello\nBeautiful\nWorld', separated by newline.

And this time, we have used the escape character '\n' as newline.

x = "Hello\nBeautiful\nWorld"

And, initialised to a variable 'x'.

Then we have used the 'splitlines( )' function on the variable 'x'.

y = x.splitlines( )

And, the 'splitlines( )' function converts the String to a list, separated by new line.

And initialises the list to the variable 'y'.

Now, let us say, you want the the escape character newline '\n' to be a part of the list.

Well ! You can have that by providing the value 'true' in the parameter of the 'splitlines( )' function.

x = "Hello\nBeautiful\nWorld"
y = x.splitlines(True)
print(y)

['Hello\n', 'Beautiful\n', 'World']

And we have got the above output.

Just remember, to make the first letter of 'True' in Upper case i.e. 'T'.

y = x.splitlines(True)