why is python string split() not splitting

Question

I have the following python code.

class MainPage(BaseHandler):

    def post(self, location_id):
        reservations = self.request.get_all(\'reservations\'         


        

Answer 1

split does not modify the string. It returns a list of the split pieces. If you want to use that list, you need to assign it to something with, e.g., r = r.split(' ').