[Python] Python split string by spaces except when in quotes, but keep the quotes

Am wanting to split the following string:

Quantity [*,'EXTRA 05',*]
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With the desired results being:

["Quantity", "[*,'EXTRA 05',*]"]
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The closest I have found is using shlex.split, however this removes the internal quotes giving the following result:

['Quantity', '[*,EXTRA 05,*]']
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Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT:

Will also require multiple splits such as:

"Quantity [*,'EXTRA 05',*] [*,'EXTRA 09',*]"
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To:

["Quantity", "[*,'EXTRA 05',*]", "[*,'EXTRA 09',*]"]
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