langchain-text-splitting (Python)

name: langchain-text-splitting description: Guide to splitting documents into chunks for RAG applications. Covers RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter, structure-based splitting (HTML, Markdown, JSON), chunk size optimization, and overlap strategies. language: python

Text Splitting with LangChain (Python)

Overview

Text splitters break large documents into smaller chunks that can be retrieved individually and fit within model context windows. Proper chunking is critical for effective RAG applications.

Why Split Documents?