Python 3: splitting by 3rd delimiter

Question

I need to split the data by the third delimiter while including that delimiter in the output.

Code

text = 'sitting on a couch sitting on a chair sitting on a bench'

splitText = text.split('sitting')[1]

print(splitText)

Outcome

on a couch sitting on a chair sitting on a bench

Desired outcome

sitting on a bench

Notes

• SPLIT FUNCTION DOES NOT INCLUDE 'sitting' IN OUTCOME WHEN USING IT AS A DELIMITER

• 'sitting' MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE OUTCOME

Answer 1

'sitting' + text.split('sitting')[3]

Answer 2

You can simply split by space before sitting.

x="sitting on a couch sitting on a chair sitting on a bench"
print re.split(r"\s(?=\bsitting\b(?:(?!\bsitting\b).)*$)",x)[1]

Or split on 0 width assertion which is not there in re module but there in regex module.

import regex
x="sitting on a couch sitting on a chair sitting on a bench"
print regex.split(r"(?=sitting)",x,flags=regex.VERSION1)[3]

Or use findall.

x="sitting on a couch sitting on a chair sitting on a bench"
print re.findall(r"(sitting.*?(?=sitting|$))",x)[2]