Python's splitlines() Method Handles More Line Boundaries Than Just Newlines
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Bogdanp
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
The article reveals that Python's str.splitlines() method splits strings on more line boundaries than just the common newline characters (\n, \r, \r\n). It actually handles a superset of universal newlines including line tabulation (\v), form feed (\f), file separator (\x1c), group separator (\x1d), and record separator (\x1e). The author shares this discovery after being surprised by the method's broader functionality beyond what they initially assumed.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThis method splits on the following line boundaries. In particular, the boundaries are a superset of universal newlines.
I always assumed that Python's str.splitlines() split strings by 'universal newlines', i.e., \n, \r, and \r\n. But it turns out it does a lot more than that.
The boundaries are a superset of universal newlines.
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