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Created February 14, 2020 07:55
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Split string but ignore separator wrapped in brackets
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split_string_but_ignore_separator_wrapped_in_brackets.py
import re
example = """Ann,Bob,Cat(Tom,Max),Dave"""
re.split(r',(?![^\(\)]*\))', example)
# Output:
# ['Ann', 'Bob', 'Cat(Tom,Max)', 'Dave']
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