str.split(): allow removing empty strings (when sep is not None)

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#73,123 opened on Dec 11, 2016 49 comments 0 reactions 1 assignee View on GitHub

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3.10 stdlib type-feature

BPO	28937
Nosy	@gvanrossum, @warsaw, @karlcow, @serhiy-storchaka, @catherinedevlin, @MarkCBell, @vedgar, @csabella, @corona10, @ZackerySpytz, @akulakov
PRs	python/cpython#26196 python/cpython#26222
Files	split_prune_1.patch

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GitHub fields:

assignee = 'https://github.com/ZackerySpytz'
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-12-11.15:11:42.106>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.10']
title = 'str.split(): allow removing empty strings (when sep is not None)'
updated_at = <Date 2021-06-16.14:27:14.201>
user = 'https://github.com/warsaw'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-06-16.14:27:14.201>
actor = 'andrei.avk'
assignee = 'ZackerySpytz'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-12-11.15:11:42.106>
creator = 'barry'
dependencies = []
files = ['45863']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28937
keywords = ['patch']
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nosy_count = 14.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'barry', 'syeberman', 'mrabarnett', 'karlcow', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'Catherine.Devlin', 'Mark.Bell', 'veky', 'cheryl.sabella', 'corona10', 'ZackerySpytz', 'Philippe Cloutier', 'andrei.avk']
pr_nums = ['26196', '26222']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28937'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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