Difference between Split and Partition in python

Return Type

• Split returns a list, where as Partition returns a tuple.

Size

• The size of list returned by a Split functions depends on the seperator and the max split size which is again optional
• The size of tuple returned by a partition is fixed and is always 3

Arguments

• Split can work without any arguments, which by default takes spaces and '\n' as default seperator
• For Partition an argument is compulsory, else returns an error