Split a string into 2 in Python

Question

Is there a way to split a string into 2 equal halves without using a loop in Python?

Answer 1

In Python 3:
If you want something like
madam => ma d am
maam => ma am

first_half  = s[0:len(s)//2]
second_half = s[len(s)//2 if len(s)%2 == 0 else ((len(s)//2)+1):]