List

Split a list in a single column to multiple columns.

Split a list into multiple columns. If only one output is given, split.list returns the same list it was given, so output should be a list of columns or a column name with a wildcard (*).

Parameters

Name	Description	Accepted Values	Default	Required
I/O
input	Name of the column to be split.	string, integer	—	Yes
output	Name of column(s) for the results. If providing a single column, use a wildcard (*) to indicate a incrementing integer.	string, array	—	Yes
Conditions
if	Condition that determines whether the wrangle runs as a whole. Recipe variables may be referenced with ${variable}.	string	—	No
where	Filter rows before applying the wrangle using SQL-like criteria, such as column1 = 123 OR column2 = 'abc'.	string	—	No
where_params	Values used with where for parameterized criteria. Uses SQLite placeholder syntax such as ? or :name.	array, object	—	No

Examples

wrangles:
  - split.list:
      input: Column
      output: Column*

Column
['A', 'B', 'C']

Column1	Column2	Column3
A	B	C

wrangles:
  - split.list:
      input: Column
      output:
        - Heading A
        - Heading B
        - Heading C

Column
['A', 'B', 'C']

Heading A	Heading B	Heading C
A	B	C

Access

Requirement	Value
AI-powered	No
Requires WrangleWorks account	No
Requires subscription	No
Requires external API key	No

Technical details

Field	Value
Catalog ID	64
Catalog key	split.list
Recipe key	split.list
Catalog status	active
Lifecycle status	active
Recipe Writer eligible	Yes
Namespace	split
Documentation group	split
Aliases	None
Runtime symbol	wrangles.recipe_wrangles.split.list
Legacy UUID	3260b9f7-aae2-499f-8004-d211c2cf643e

Sources

• WranglesPY split.list implementation
• Archived split.list Markdown