import re
regex = re.compile(r"(.*)\/([^\/]+)")
test_str = "/IP/backup_jun20_2017/proddb/application_profile/mth_end_dt=2016-10-31/000000_0"
subst = "$1\\n$2"
result = regex.sub(subst, test_str)
if result:
print(result)
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Python, please visit: https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html