rpartition() function in Python split the given string into three parts. rpartition() start looking for separator from right side, till the separator is found and return a tuple which contains part of the string before separator, argument of the string and the part after the separator.

Syntax :

string.rpartition(separator)

Parameters :

separator -  separates the string at the first occurrence of it.

Return Value :

1. It returns the part the string before the separator, separator parameter itself, and the part after the separator if the separator parameter is found in the string.
2. It returns two empty strings, followed by the given string if the separator is not found in the string.

Exception :

If separator argument is not supplied, it will throw TypeError.

Code #1 :

Output :

('Geeks@for@Geeks@is@for', '@', 'geeks')
('Ram is not eating but Mohan ', 'is', ' eating')

 
Code #2 :

Output :

('', '', 'Sita is going to school')

 
Code #3 : TypeError

Output :

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/e207c003f42055cf9697001645999d69.py", line 7, in 
    print(str.rpartition())
TypeError: rpartition() takes exactly one argument (0 given)

 
Code #4 : ValueError

Output :

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/c8d9719625793f2c8948542159719007.py", line 7, in 
    print(str.rpartition(""))
ValueError: empty separator

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