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# core.splitinput

## Module: `core.splitinput`

Simple utility for splitting user input.

Authors:

- Brian Granger
- Fernando Perez

`IPython.core.splitinput.` `split_user_input`(line, pattern=None)

  Split user input into pre-char/whitespace, function part and rest.

  This is currently handles lines with ‘=’ in them in a very inconsistent manner.

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