CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

split a string into an array of words in python

string = '1-2-3
array_of_words = string.split('-')
print(array_of_words)    # prints ['1', '2', '3']
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#if you dont pass anything in the split() function,
#the default parameter will be a space
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string = '1 2 3'
array_of_words = string.split()
print(array_of_words)    # prints ['1', '2', '3']