Split string by delimiter or pattern, python code example

Example 1: split string python

string = 'James Smith Bond'
x = string.split(' ') #Splits every ' ' (space) in the string to a list
# x = ['James','Smith','Bond']
print('The name is',x[-1],',',x[0],x[-1])

Example 2: python split string on char

>>> "MATCHES__STRING".split("__")
['MATCHES', 'STRING']