= pd.Series(['foojpgbar.jpg']) >>> s.str.split(r".", expand=True) 0 1 0 foojpgbar jpg >>> s.str.split(r"\.jpg", expand=True) 0 1 0 foojpgbar When ``regex=True``, `pat` is interpreted as a regex >>> s.str.split(r"\.jpg", regex=True, expand=True) 0 1 0 foojpgbar A compiled regex can be passed as `pat` >>> import re >>> s.str.split(re.compile(r"\.jpg"), expand=True) 0 1 0 foojpgbar When ``regex=False``, `pat` is interpreted as the string itself >>> s.str.split(r"\.jpg", regex=False, expand=True) 0 0 foojpgbar.jpg )Ú