title: Split and Count a Python String
body: <p>So I have a string:</p>
  
  <pre><code>stringvar = "one;two;three;four"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I want to turn that into:</p>
  
  <pre><code>stringcount = 4
  string1 = "one"
  string2 = "two"
  string3 = "three"
  string4 = "four"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Sometimes there will be more sometimes less and of course the values could be whatever. I am looking to split a string at the ';' into separate variables and then have another variable that gives the number of variables.</p>
  
  <p>thanks</p>