parameters: (pathname)
return_statement: return (pathpart, filepart)
docstring: @type  pathname: str
          @param pathname: Absolute path.
  
          @rtype:  tuple( str, str )
          @return: Tuple containing the path to the file and the base filename.
docstring_summary: @type  pathname: str
          @param pathname: Absolute path.
docstring_tokens: @type pathname : str @param pathname : Absolute path .
function: def split_filename(pathname):
          """
          @type  pathname: str
          @param pathname: Absolute path.
  
          @rtype:  tuple( str, str )
          @return: Tuple containing the path to the file and the base filename.
          """
          filepart = win32.PathFindFileName(pathname)
          pathpart = win32.PathRemoveFileSpec(pathname)
          return (pathpart, filepart)
function_tokens: def split_filename ( pathname ) : filepart = win32 . PathFindFileName ( pathname ) pathpart = win32 . PathRemoveFileSpec ( pathname ) return ( pathpart , filepart )