The **split() method**​ in Python breaks a string down into a list of substrings using a specified separator. The method does not alter the original string; instead, a new list of substrings is returned.

## Syntax

```python
str.split(separator, maxSplit)
```
- The string splits at the *specified separator*. If a separator is not provided, then the string is split on every white-space.
- **maxSplit**  is an integer that specifies the maximum number of times the string can be split. If it is not specified, then there is no upper limit.

# Code

The following code snippet demonstrates how the `split()` method is used. ​

str1 = "hi, this is, educative"

# Without any arguments, the separator is a white-space.
print("Split using default separator:", str1.split()) 
print("Split using ',' as a seperator:", str1.split(',')) 

# Setting maxSplit to 1 means the string is only split once.
print("Split using ',' as a seperator with maxSplit:", str1.split(',', 1)) 


How to split a Python string into a list

The split() method divides a string into a list using a specified separator, without altering the original string.