Python split a string w/ multiple delimiter and find the delimiter used

Question

How to split string with multiple delimiters and find out which delimiter was used to split the string with a maxsplit of 1.

import re

string =\"someText:so         


        

Answer 1

string ="someText:someValue~"
print re.split("(:|~)",string,1)

If you put in group,it will appear in the list returned.You can find it from 1 index of list.