(self, node)
return tuple(node.split(self.separator))
Helper function that transforms a node in a
        higher-order network of order k into a corresponding 
        path of length k-1. For a higher-order node 'a-b-c-d' 
        this function will return ('a','b','c','d')

        @param node: The higher-order node to be transformed to a path.
Helper function that transforms a node in a
        higher-order network of order k into a corresponding 
        path of length k-1. For a higher-order node 'a-b-c-d' 
        this function will return ('a','b','c','d')
Helper function that transforms a node in a higher - order network of order k into a corresponding path of length k - 1 . For a higher - order node a - b - c - d this function will return ( a b c d )
def HigherOrderNodeToPath(self, node):
        """
        Helper function that transforms a node in a
        higher-order network of order k into a corresponding 
        path of length k-1. For a higher-order node 'a-b-c-d' 
        this function will return ('a','b','c','d')

        @param node: The higher-order node to be transformed to a path.
        """

        return tuple(node.split(self.separator))
def HigherOrderNodeToPath ( self , node ) : return tuple ( node . split ( self . separator ) )