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Splitting a String Python within a list
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#http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23219400/splitting-a-string-python-within-a-list
>>> import re
>>> i = 'john(is,great),paul,school'
>>> re.split(r',+(?=[^()]*(?:\(|$))', i)
['john(is,great)', 'paul', 'school']
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