Read re.split expression

[NewBeie]

Hi,

I have this expression

text_list = re.split('\n\n\n', text)

I read already the Slipt() method that expression confuses me. the output of it it's a list []:

Output:
['Good Morning\n\nthis is testing test.', 'Vriendelike groete/ Kind regards\n\nJoe Fraser\n\nDirect tel: 001 555 3651 | Email:\[email protected]', '', 
'\nFrom: [email protected]\n\nSent: 28 March 2019 11:00 AM\nTo: King Brand;[email protected];\nSubject: Notification of Creation', '\n\nDear Boss', 
'How are you\ntoday\n\nYour number\n\nWhen you contacted us: 2019-03-2810:15 AM\u2009\n\nSrequesting\n\nBranch Agency: Meme\u2009\n\nBranch Agency Code: 
0329271\u2009\n\nThank you for contacting us\n\'Kind regards\n\nAgriculture Contact Centre \u2009', 'E-Mail: [email protected]\u2009']

My confusion is that '\n\n\n'

Please help

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Here's the full code:

import re
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

html = '''
Good Morning

We need your input please.


Vriendelike groete/ Kind regards

Badu Thusong

Direct tel: 021 974 7313 | Email:
[email protected]






From: [email protected]]

Sent: 28 March 2019 11:00 AM
To: King Budo;[email protected];
Subject: Notification of Creation




Dear Boss


How are you

today

Your number

Branch Agency: Meme

Branch Agency Code: 0329271

Thank you for contacting us


Kind regards

Agriculture Contact Centre


E-Mail: [email protected]
'''

# print(html)

text_list = re.split('\n\n\n', html)
print(text_list)

Output:

Output:
['\nGood Morning\n\nWe need your input please.', 'Vriendelike groete/ Kind regards\n\nBadu Thusong\n\nDirect tel: 021 974 7313 | Email:\[email protected]', '', '\nFrom: [email protected]]\n\nSent: 28 March 2019 11:00 AM\nTo: King Budo;[email protected];\nSubject: Notification of Creation', '\n\nDear Boss', 'How are you\n\ntoday\n\nYour number\n\nBranch Agency: Meme\n\nBranch Agency Code: 0329271\n\nThank you for contacting us', 'Kind regards\n\nAgriculture Contact Centre', 'E-Mail: [email protected]\n']

I'm really not sure what does those new lines do, more especially that it's three of them in the expression.

[gontajones]

re.split(r'\n\n\n', html) -> Split the string html in elements everytime \n\n\n sequence is found. It returns a list of all these elements.
Note that it doesn't split \n nor \n\n...

As an example try re.split('\n', html). It will split all the \n in html.

[NewBeie]

Thank you.