parameters: (s, sep=None, maxsplit=-1)
return_statement: return s.split(sep, maxsplit)
docstring: split(s [,sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings
  
      Return a list of the words in the string s, using sep as the
      delimiter string.  If maxsplit is given, splits at no more than
      maxsplit places (resulting in at most maxsplit+1 words).  If sep
      is not specified or is None, any whitespace string is a separator.
  
      (split and splitfields are synonymous)
docstring_summary: split(s [,sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings
docstring_tokens: split ( s [ sep [ maxsplit ]] ) - > list of strings
function: def split(s, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
      """split(s [,sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings
  
      Return a list of the words in the string s, using sep as the
      delimiter string.  If maxsplit is given, splits at no more than
      maxsplit places (resulting in at most maxsplit+1 words).  If sep
      is not specified or is None, any whitespace string is a separator.
  
      (split and splitfields are synonymous)
  
      """
      return s.split(sep, maxsplit)
function_tokens: def split ( s , sep = None , maxsplit = - 1 ) : return s . split ( sep , maxsplit )