title: how to split a unicode string into list
body: <p>I have the following code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>stru = "۰۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹"
  strlist = stru.decode("utf-8").split()
  print strlist[0]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>my output is :</p>
  
  <pre><code>۰۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But when i use:</p>
  
  <pre><code>print strlist[1]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get the following <code>traceback</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>IndexError: list index out of range
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>My question</strong>  is, how can I <code>split</code> my <code>string</code>? Of course, remember I get my <code>string</code> from a <code>function</code>, consider it's a <code>variable</code>?</p>