diff --git a/pkg/languages/python/analyzer/analyzer.go b/pkg/languages/python/analyzer/analyzer.go
index 9888373c4..7f309b325 100644
--- a/pkg/languages/python/analyzer/analyzer.go
+++ b/pkg/languages/python/analyzer/analyzer.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var reflexiveMethods = []string{
 	"encode",
 	"format",
 	"replace",
+	"split",
 }
 
 type analyzer struct {