fixes split.py

Author: sanks011

strings/split.py

@@ -17,18 +17,21 @@ def split(string: str, separator: str = " ") -> list:
     """
 
     split_words = []
-
     last_index = 0
+
     for index, char in enumerate(string):
         if char == separator:
-            split_words.append(string[last_index:index])
+            split_words.append(string[last_index:index])  # Add substring between separators
             last_index = index + 1
-        elif index + 1 == len(string):
-            split_words.append(string[last_index : index + 1])
-    return split_words
+        elif index + 1 == len(string):  # If at the last character, handle trailing separator
+            split_words.append(string[last_index:])  # Add the last part of the string
 
+    # If the string ends with a separator, ensure an empty string is added
+    if string and string[-1] == separator:
+        split_words.append('')
+
+    return split_words
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from doctest import testmod
-
     testmod()