Add a new line after a given character in a python string

Question

I have a single, very long string that s output from a python function and need to split it onto multiple lines each time a \n is found.

I know I can use regex, but I'm not entirely sure how.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Possible duplicate of [Split string using a newline delimeter with Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22042948/split-string-using-a-newline-delimeter-with-python) — Chris_Rands, Jan 12 '17 at 11:13
This question does not solve my issue. I have a single string I need to split by the characters mentioned — S tommo, Jan 12 '17 at 11:24

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 12 '17 at 11:25

I think, you don't have to use regex to solve your this task because it may work too slow for big strings. I would use io.StringIO (or StringIO.StringIO if you're using Python 2.7) to process your string:

from io import StringIO

s = "qwe\nrty\nuio"

s_stream = StringIO(s)
for line in s_stream:
    print(line) # it prints data line by line
s_stream.close()

Add a new line after a given character in a python string

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