Iterate over a list to apply a method to each member

I have a list of strings that I want to apply a method (.split). I know this can be done by a for loop but knowing the mentality of python I assume there is a better way, like the map function

Below is the thing I want written using for loop

config = ['a b', 'c d']

configSplit = [None] * len(config)
for x in range(len(config)):
    configSplit[x] = config[x].split()

configSplit
> [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']]