Function shlex_split

cmd2/parsing.py:34–44

Split the string *str_to_split* using shell-like syntax. A wrapper around shlex.split() that uses cmd2's preferred arguments. This allows other classes to easily call split() the same way StatementParser does. :param str_to_split: the string being split :return: A list of tokens

(str_to_split: str)

def shlex_split(str_to_split: str) -> list[str]:
    """Split the string *str_to_split* using shell-like syntax.

    A wrapper around shlex.split() that uses cmd2's preferred arguments.

    This allows other classes to easily call split() the same way StatementParser does.

    :param str_to_split: the string being split
    :return: A list of tokens
    """
    return shlex.split(str_to_split, comments=False, posix=False)


@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)