parameters: (pattern, string, maxsplit=0, flags=0)
return_statement: return _compile(pattern, flags).split(string, maxsplit)
docstring: Split the source string by the occurrences of the pattern,
      returning a list containing the resulting substrings.  If
      capturing parentheses are used in pattern, then the text of all
      groups in the pattern are also returned as part of the resulting
      list.  If maxsplit is nonzero, at most maxsplit splits occur,
      and the remainder of the string is returned as the final element
      of the list.
docstring_summary: Split the source string by the occurrences of the pattern,
      returning a list containing the resulting substrings.  If
      capturing parentheses are used in pattern, then the text of all
      groups in the pattern are also returned as part of the resulting
      list.  If maxsplit is nonzero, at most maxsplit splits occur,
      and the remainder of the string is returned as the final element
      of the list.
docstring_tokens: Split the source string by the occurrences of the pattern returning a list containing the resulting substrings . If capturing parentheses are used in pattern then the text of all groups in the pattern are also returned as part of the resulting list . If maxsplit is nonzero at most maxsplit splits occur and the remainder of the string is returned as the final element of the list .
function: def split(pattern, string, maxsplit=0, flags=0):
      """Split the source string by the occurrences of the pattern,
      returning a list containing the resulting substrings.  If
      capturing parentheses are used in pattern, then the text of all
      groups in the pattern are also returned as part of the resulting
      list.  If maxsplit is nonzero, at most maxsplit splits occur,
      and the remainder of the string is returned as the final element
      of the list."""
      return _compile(pattern, flags).split(string, maxsplit)
function_tokens: def split ( pattern , string , maxsplit = 0 , flags = 0 ) : return _compile ( pattern , flags ) . split ( string , maxsplit )