def _split_geo_point(self, geo_point):
        """splits the geo point into lat and lon"""
        try:
            return geo_point.split(',')
        except (__HOLE__, ValueError):
            m = 'Expected a "lat,long" formatted string; received %s (a %s).'
            raise exceptions.ValidationError(m % (geo_point, typename(geo_point)))
dataset/ETHPy150Open madisona/django-google-maps/django_google_maps/fields.py/GeoPt._split_geo_point