Difference Between strip and split in Python

The major difference between strip and split method is that strip method removes specified characters from both ends of a string. By default it removes whitespace and returns a single modified string. Whereas, split method divides a string into parts based on a specified delimiter and by default it splits by whitespace and returns a list of strings.

Example of strip()

hello world
hello

Explanation:

• s.strip() removes spaces from both beginning and end of the string and results in "hello world".
• strip("*") removes * characters from both ends and results in "hello".

Example of split()

['hello', 'world']
['apple', 'orange', 'banana']

Explanation:

• s.split() basically splits "hello world" into two elements based on whitespace and results in ['hello', 'world']
• split(',') divides string at each comma and results in list ['apple', 'orange', 'banana']