How to Convert String to Array in Python

To convert a string to an array in Python, you can use the string.split() method. It splits a string into a list, where each list element is each word that makes up the string.

Syntax

string.split(separator, maxsplit)

Parameters

1. separator: It takes a separator as an optional parameter to split the String. By default, whitespace is a separator.
2. maxsplit: It specifies how many splits to do. The default value is -1, which is “all occurrences“.

Return value

It returns a list of strings after breaking the given string by the specified separator.

Visual Representation

Example 1: Converting a string to an array

string = "I love Python"

arr = string.split()

print(arr)

Output

['I', 'love', 'Python']

Example 2: Use the split() method with a Separator

string = "I,love,Python"

arr = string.split(',')

print(arr)

Output

['I', 'love', 'Python']

Example 3: Converting a string to an array of characters

You can convert a string to an array of characters using the built-in list() function. When converting a string to an array of characters, whitespaces are also treated as characters.

string = "Python"

arr = list(string)

print(arr)

Output

['P', 'y', 't', 'h', 'o', 'n']

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