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  1. import re
  2. str_1 = "& peers & & apples & & lemon juice & & Strawberries & & Mellon & "
  3. print( re.findall(r'[^&\s]+(?:[^&]*[^&\s])?', str_1) )
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stdin
Standard input is empty
stdout
['peers', 'apples', 'lemon juice', 'Strawberries', 'Mellon']