str.splitlines
Split text into lines at line breaks.
Python 3.13
str.splitlines(keepends=False)Parameters
- keependsbooloptional
- If True, the line break characters stay at the end of the parts.
Return value
A list of strings; an empty list for an empty string.
Examples
Different line breaks
Python 3.13
print('one\ntwo\r\nthree'.splitlines())['one', 'two', 'three']
Difference from split by \n
Python 3.13
text = 'a\nb\n'
print(text.split('\n'))
print(text.splitlines())['a', 'b', ''] ['a', 'b']
Details
It understands \n, \r\n and other line breaks. Unlike split("\n"), it gives no empty string at the end if the text ends with a line break.