Python Split String

Question

Lets Say we have Zaptoit:685158:zaptoit@hotmail.com

How do you split so it only be left 685158:zaptoit@hotmail.com

Answer 1

Use the method str.split() with the value of maxsplit argument as 1.

mailID = 'Zaptoit:685158:zaptoit@hotmail.com' 
mailID.split(':', 1)[1]

Hope it helped.