shlex
Stdlib — CLIPython 2.0+Intermediate
Split and quote strings using shell-like syntax rules
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
- Dependencies
- None — Python Standard Library
- Install
Included with Python
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
import shlex print(f"Module: shlex") print(f"Contents: {dir(shlex)[:10]}")
The shlex module is part of Python's standard library. Split and quote strings using shell-like syntax rules.
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