Index: jython/org/python/core/PyString.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jython/jython/org/python/core/PyString.java,v
retrieving revision 2.60
diff -c -r2.60 PyString.java
*** jython/org/python/core/PyString.java	6 Nov 2002 08:15:21 -0000	2.60
--- jython/org/python/core/PyString.java	18 Dec 2002 21:08:19 -0000
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*** 1013,1026 ****
  
              while (index < n && !Character.isWhitespace(chars[index]))
                  index++;
              list.append(new PyString(string.substring(start, index)));
              splits++;
          }
!         if (index < n) {
!             while (index < n && Character.isWhitespace(chars[index]))
!                 index++;
!             list.append(new PyString(string.substring(index, n)));
!         }
          return list;
      }
  
--- 1013,1027 ----
  
              while (index < n && !Character.isWhitespace(chars[index]))
                  index++;
+             if (index == n)
+ 	        break;
              list.append(new PyString(string.substring(start, index)));
              splits++;
          }
! 	while (index < n && Character.isWhitespace(chars[index]))
! 	    index++;
! 	if (index < n)
! 	    list.append(new PyString(string.substring(index, n)));
          return list;
      }
  
Index: bugtests/test029.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jython/bugtests/test029.py,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -c -r1.1 test029.py
*** bugtests/test029.py	14 Jul 2001 17:22:37 -0000	1.1
--- bugtests/test029.py	18 Dec 2002 21:08:19 -0000
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*** 1,8 ****
--- 1,13 ----
  """
  Check split error.
+ Check bug [ 654863 ] string.split behaves differently.
  """
  
  import support
  
  import string
  string.split("aa::bb::cc:", "::")
+ 
+ r = 'a '.split(None,1)
+ if r != ['a']:
+     raise support.TestError(repr(r))