def escaped_split(s, delim, escape='\\'):
    ret = []
    current = []
    itr = iter(s)
    for ch in itr:
        if ch == escape:
            try:
                nextCh = next(itr)
                if nextCh not in delim:
                    current.append(escape)
                current.append(nextCh)

            except StopIteration:
                current.append(escape)

        elif ch in delim:
            ret.append(''.join(current))
            current = []
        else:
            current.append(ch)
    ret.append(''.join(current))
    return ret