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, the separator is a string that is given as the argument.

Python String partition() Method Syntax:

Syntax: string.partition(separator)

Parameters: 

• separator: a substring that separates the string

Return: Returns a tuple of 3 elements. The substring before the separator, the separator, the part after the separator.

Python String partition() Method Example:

Output:

geeks for geeks after partition ('geeks ', 'for', ' geeks')

Example 1: Working of Python String partition() Method

Output: 

('light ', 'attracts', ' bug')
('gold ', 'is', ' heavy')

Example 2: partition() Method only partitions on first occurrence of separator

Python String partition() Method only considers the first occurrence of the separator in the string.

Output: 

('b ', 'follows', ' a, c follows b')
('I ', 'am', ' happy, I am proud')

Example 3: Result of partition() Method when separator is missing from String

Python String partition() Method returns the original string as the first element of the tuple, and the remaining two elements are empty.

Output:

('geeks for geeks', '', '')