Professional IronPython

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CHAPTER 5
InteractIng wIth StructureS and ObjectS
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rindex()
: Performs the same task as 
index()
, except that this method indexes from the 
right end of the string, rather than the left. See the 
index()
entry in the list for details.
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rjust()
: Performs the same task as 
ljust()
, except that this method right-justifies the 
string, rather than left-justifying it. See the 
ljust()
entry in the list for details.
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rpartition()
: Performs the same task as 
partition()
, except that this method partitions 
the right side of the string, rather than the left side. See the 
partition()
entry in the list for 
details.
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rsplit()
: Performs the same task as 
split()
, except that this method begins at the right 
side of the string, rather than the left. See the 
split()
entry in the list for details.
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rstrip()
: Performs the same task as 
lstrip()
, except that this method begins at the right 
side of the string, rather than the left. See the 
lstrip
entry in the list for details.
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split(str sep[, int maxsplit])
: Divides the string into a list using 
sep
as the point 
of division. You may provide an optional number of replacements to make by defining 
maxsplit
. For example, if you want to divide a string into individual words, you’d type 
MyString.split(‘ ‘)
.
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splitlines([bool keepends])
: Breaks a string apart by lines. The output is a list of lines 
within the string. Normally, the output doesn’t include the newline character. However, you 
can keep the newline character by setting 
keepends
to 
True
. For example, to break a string