Python String partition() Method

Python String partition() method splits the string at the first occurrence of the separator and returns a tuple containing the part before the separator, separator, and the part after the separator. Here separator is a string that is given as the argument. 

Syntax: 

string.partition(separator)

Parameters: 

The partition() method takes a separator(a string) as the argument that separates the string at its first occurrence.

Returns: 

Returns a tuple that contains the part before the separator, separator parameter, and the part after the separator if the separator parameter is found in the string. Returns a tuple that contains the string itself and two empty strings if the separator parameter is not found. 

Example 1

Output: 

('pawan ', 'is ', 'a good')
('pawan is a good', '', '')
('pawan ', 'is', " a good, isn't it")

Example 2

Output: 

('geeks ', 'is ', 'a good')
('geeks is a good', '', '')
('geeks ', 'is', " a good, isn't it")