# Splits the elements in a Series using a common separator character and returns a DataFrame.

## Tested against Windows 10 / Python 3.11 / Anaconda

## pip install a-pandas-ex-split-on-common-char

```python

Parameters:
-----------
self : Series
	The input Series containing strings to be split.
sepstring : str, optional
	The separator string to split the elements by (default is a single space).
len_tolerance : int, optional
	Minimum length of resulting strings to be considered valid (default is 0).

Returns:
--------
pandas.DataFrame
	A DataFrame containing the split elements from the Series.
	
	
stringtosplit = '''
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       13449 -                  /data/system/unsolzygotesocket
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        13019 -                  /data/system/ndebugsocket
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        13104 -                  @com.android.internal.os.WebViewZygoteInit/58dbfcdc-c54c-4201-81c2-9cc331e5aff8
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        20451 -                  @com.android.internal.os.AppZygoteInit/2da63555-2b8e-4593-b42c-6386b4d36f59
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8276 -                  /dev/socket/property_service
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8556 -                  /dev/socket/logd
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8558 -                  /dev/socket/logdr
unix  83     [ ]         DGRAM                        8560 -                  /dev/socket/logdw
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8563 -                  /dev/socket/lmkd
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8838 -                  /dev/socket/tombstoned_crash
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8840 -                  /dev/socket/tombstoned_intercept
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8842 -                  /dev/socket/tombstoned_java_trace
unix  22     [ ]         DGRAM                        8889 -                  /dev/socket/statsdw
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8892 -                  /dev/socket/dnsproxyd
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8894 -                  /dev/socket/mdns
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8896 -                  /dev/socket/fwmarkd
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8899 -                  /dev/socket/zygote
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8901 -                  /dev/socket/usap_pool_primary
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8904 -                  /dev/socket/zygote_secondary
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8906 -                  /dev/socket/usap_pool_secondary
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9937 -                  /dev/socket/mdnsd
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9941 -                  /dev/socket/traced_consumer
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9943 -                  /dev/socket/traced_producer
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING        10879 -                  @jdwp-control
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING        10488 -                  /dev/socket/adbd
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       21149 -
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        12840 -                  /dev/socket/zygote
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        20457 -                  @com.android.internal.os.AppZygoteInit/2da63555-2b8e-4593-b42c-6386b4d36f59
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        21156 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16570 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       13698 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        13012 -                  @jdwp-control
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       11680 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        25569 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        25208 -
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        20456 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       16746 -
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        39851 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       11550 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                        9804 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       10301 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        27528 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        20653 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                        8075 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       10131 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16077 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        15948 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        12462 -                  /dev/socket/logdr
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        35988 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       11571 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16759 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        13514 -
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                       26323 -
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        19740 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        19600 -                  @jdwp-control
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED         9918 -
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16585 -                  @jdwp-control
unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        11710 -
'''
from a_pandas_ex_split_on_common_char import pd_add_split_on_common_char
pd_add_split_on_common_char()
df = pd.DataFrame(stringtosplit.strip().splitlines())
df2 = df[0].s_split_on_common_char(sepstring=" ", len_tolerance=0)
df3 = df[0].s_split_on_common_char(sepstring="[", len_tolerance=0)
df4 = df[0].s_split_on_common_char(sepstring="]", len_tolerance=25)


# df
# Out[6]:
#                                                     0
# 0   unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 1   unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 2   unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 3   unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 4   unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 5   unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 6   unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING ...
# 7   unix  83     [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 8   unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING ...
# 9   unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING ...
# 10  unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING ...
# 11  unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING ...
# 12  unix  22     [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 13  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 14  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 15  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 16  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 17  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 18  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 19  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 20  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 21  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 22  unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING ...
# 23  unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING ...
# 24  unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING ...
# 25  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 26  unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED ...
# 27  unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED ...
# 28  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 29  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 30  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 31  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 32  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 33  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 34  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 35  unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED ...
# 36  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 37  unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED ...
# 38  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 39  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 40  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 41  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 42  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 43  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 44  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 45  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 46  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 47  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 48  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 49  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 50  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 51  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 52  unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                ...
# 53  unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED ...
# 54  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 55  unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED ...
# 56  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# 57  unix  3      [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED ...
# df2
# Out[7]:
#        0    1   2  ...       7   8                                                 9
# 0   unix   2    [  ...   13449   -                    /data/system/unsolzygotesocket
# 1   unix   2    [  ...   13019   -                         /data/system/ndebugsocket
# 2   unix   2    [  ...   13104   -                    @com.android.internal.os.WebVi
# 3   unix   2    [  ...   20451   -                    @com.android.internal.os.AppZy
# 4   unix   2    [  ...    8276   -                      /dev/socket/property_service
# 5   unix   2    [  ...    8556   -                                  /dev/socket/logd
# 6   unix   2    [  ...    8558   -                                 /dev/socket/logdr
# 7   unix   83   [  ...    8560   -                                 /dev/socket/logdw
# 8   unix   2    [  ...    8563   -                                  /dev/socket/lmkd
# 9   unix   2    [  ...    8838   -                      /dev/socket/tombstoned_crash
# 10  unix   2    [  ...    8840   -                    /dev/socket/tombstoned_interce
# 11  unix   2    [  ...    8842   -                    /dev/socket/tombstoned_java_tr
# 12  unix   22   [  ...    8889   -                               /dev/socket/statsdw
# 13  unix   2    [  ...    8892   -                             /dev/socket/dnsproxyd
# 14  unix   2    [  ...    8894   -                                  /dev/socket/mdns
# 15  unix   2    [  ...    8896   -                               /dev/socket/fwmarkd
# 16  unix   2    [  ...    8899   -                                /dev/socket/zygote
# 17  unix   2    [  ...    8901   -                     /dev/socket/usap_pool_primary
# 18  unix   2    [  ...    8904   -                      /dev/socket/zygote_secondary
# 19  unix   2    [  ...    8906   -                    /dev/socket/usap_pool_secondar
# 20  unix   2    [  ...    9937   -                                 /dev/socket/mdnsd
# 21  unix   2    [  ...    9941   -                       /dev/socket/traced_consumer
# 22  unix   2    [  ...    9943   -                       /dev/socket/traced_producer
# 23  unix   2    [  ...   10879   -                                     @jdwp-control
# 24  unix   2    [  ...   10488   -                                  /dev/socket/adbd
# 25  unix   2    [  ...   21149   -
# 26  unix   3    [  ...   12840   -                                /dev/socket/zygote
# 27  unix   3    [  ...   20457   -                    @com.android.internal.os.AppZy
# 28  unix   3    [  ...   21156   -
# 29  unix   3    [  ...   16570   -
# 30  unix   2    [  ...   13698   -
# 31  unix   3    [  ...   13012   -                                     @jdwp-control
# 32  unix   2    [  ...   11680   -
# 33  unix   3    [  ...   25569   -
# 34  unix   3    [  ...   25208   -
# 35  unix   3    [  ...   20456   -
# 36  unix   2    [  ...   16746   -
# 37  unix   3    [  ...   39851   -
# 38  unix   2    [  ...   11550   -
# 39  unix   2    [  ...    9804   -
# 40  unix   2    [  ...   10301   -
# 41  unix   3    [  ...   27528   -
# 42  unix   3    [  ...   20653   -
# 43  unix   2    [  ...    8075   -
# 44  unix   2    [  ...   10131   -
# 45  unix   3    [  ...   16077   -
# 46  unix   3    [  ...   15948   -
# 47  unix   3    [  ...   12462   -                                 /dev/socket/logdr
# 48  unix   3    [  ...   35988   -
# 49  unix   2    [  ...   11571   -
# 50  unix   3    [  ...   16759   -
# 51  unix   3    [  ...   13514   -
# 52  unix   2    [  ...   26323   -
# 53  unix   3    [  ...   19740   -
# 54  unix   3    [  ...   19600   -                                     @jdwp-control
# 55  unix   3    [  ...    9918   -
# 56  unix   3    [  ...   16585   -                                     @jdwp-control
# 57  unix   3    [  ...   11710   -
# [58 rows x 10 columns]
# df3
# Out[8]:
#                 0                                                  1
# 0   unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       13449 ...
# 1   unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        13019 ...
# 2   unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        13104 ...
# 3   unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        20451 ...
# 4   unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8276 ...
# 5   unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8556 ...
# 6   unix  2        [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8558 ...
# 7   unix  83       [ ]         DGRAM                        8560 ...
# 8   unix  2        [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8563 ...
# 9   unix  2        [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8838 ...
# 10  unix  2        [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8840 ...
# 11  unix  2        [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8842 ...
# 12  unix  22       [ ]         DGRAM                        8889 ...
# 13  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8892 ...
# 14  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8894 ...
# 15  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8896 ...
# 16  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8899 ...
# 17  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8901 ...
# 18  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8904 ...
# 19  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8906 ...
# 20  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9937 ...
# 21  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9941 ...
# 22  unix  2        [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9943 ...
# 23  unix  2        [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING        10879 ...
# 24  unix  2        [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING        10488 ...
# 25  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       21149 ...
# 26  unix  3        [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        12840 ...
# 27  unix  3        [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        20457 ...
# 28  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        21156 ...
# 29  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16570 ...
# 30  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       13698 ...
# 31  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        13012 ...
# 32  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       11680 ...
# 33  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        25569 ...
# 34  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        25208 ...
# 35  unix  3        [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        20456 ...
# 36  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       16746 ...
# 37  unix  3        [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        39851 ...
# 38  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       11550 ...
# 39  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                        9804 ...
# 40  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       10301 ...
# 41  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        27528 ...
# 42  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        20653 ...
# 43  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                        8075 ...
# 44  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       10131 ...
# 45  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16077 ...
# 46  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        15948 ...
# 47  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        12462 ...
# 48  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        35988 ...
# 49  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       11571 ...
# 50  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16759 ...
# 51  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        13514 ...
# 52  unix  2        [ ]         DGRAM                       26323 ...
# 53  unix  3        [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        19740 ...
# 54  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        19600 ...
# 55  unix  3        [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED         9918 ...
# 56  unix  3        [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16585 ...
# 57  unix  3          [ ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        11710 -
# df4
# Out[9]:
#                   0                                                  1
# 0   unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       13449 - ...
# 1   unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        13019 - ...
# 2   unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        13104 - ...
# 3   unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING        20451 - ...
# 4   unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8276 - ...
# 5   unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8556 - ...
# 6   unix  2      [   ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8558 - ...
# 7   unix  83     [   ]         DGRAM                        8560 - ...
# 8   unix  2      [   ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8563 - ...
# 9   unix  2      [   ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8838 - ...
# 10  unix  2      [   ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8840 - ...
# 11  unix  2      [   ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING         8842 - ...
# 12  unix  22     [   ]         DGRAM                        8889 - ...
# 13  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8892 - ...
# 14  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8894 - ...
# 15  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8896 - ...
# 16  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8899 - ...
# 17  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8901 - ...
# 18  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8904 - ...
# 19  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         8906 - ...
# 20  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9937 - ...
# 21  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9941 - ...
# 22  unix  2      [   ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING         9943 - ...
# 23  unix  2      [   ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING        10879 - ...
# 24  unix  2      [   ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING        10488 - ...
# 25  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       21149 - ...
# 26  unix  3      [   ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        12840 - ...
# 27  unix  3      [   ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        20457 - ...
# 28  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        21156 - ...
# 29  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16570 - ...
# 30  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       13698 - ...
# 31  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        13012 - ...
# 32  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       11680 - ...
# 33  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        25569 - ...
# 34  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        25208 - ...
# 35  unix  3      [   ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        20456 - ...
# 36  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       16746 - ...
# 37  unix  3      [   ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        39851 - ...
# 38  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       11550 - ...
# 39  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                        9804 - ...
# 40  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       10301 - ...
# 41  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        27528 - ...
# 42  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        20653 - ...
# 43  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                        8075 - ...
# 44  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       10131 - ...
# 45  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16077 - ...
# 46  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        15948 - ...
# 47  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        12462 - ...
# 48  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        35988 - ...
# 49  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       11571 - ...
# 50  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16759 - ...
# 51  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        13514 - ...
# 52  unix  2      [   ]         DGRAM                       26323 - ...
# 53  unix  3      [   ]         STREAM     CONNECTED        19740 - ...
# 54  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        19600 - ...
# 55  unix  3      [   ]         STREAM     CONNECTED         9918 - ...
# 56  unix  3      [   ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        16585 - ...
# 57  unix  3      [       ]         SEQPACKET  CONNECTED        11710 -

```