python
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/unicodeobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/unicodeobject.c.h
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -12504,11 +12504,13 @@ str.split as unicode_split
         character (including \n \r \t \f and spaces) and will discard
         empty strings from the result.
     maxsplit: Py_ssize_t = -1
-        Maximum number of splits (starting from the left).
+        Maximum number of splits.
         -1 (the default value) means no limit.
 
 Return a list of the substrings in the string, using sep as the separator string.
 
+Splitting starts at the front of the string and works to the end.
+
 Note, str.split() is mainly useful for data that has been intentionally
 delimited.  With natural text that includes punctuation, consider using
 the regular expression module.
@@ -12517,7 +12519,7 @@ the regular expression module.
 
 static PyObject *
 unicode_split_impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *sep, Py_ssize_t maxsplit)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=3a65b1db356948dc input=07b9040d98c5fe8d]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=3a65b1db356948dc input=a29bcc0c7a5af0eb]*/
 {
     if (sep == Py_None)
         return split(self, NULL, maxsplit);