Get Shape from selected Edges
We can find the shape from the edge, by simply listing it's immediate connection with the use of node()
PYMEL:
pm.PyNode(selection[0].node().getParent())
No need to split the string, or re map the array.
Im using Maya to perform a certain task on selected edges.
Let's say I save these edges like this:
edges = pm.filterExpand(sm=32)
From here, I can just select the first edge, and get the object by splitting the unicode string:
'pSphere1.e[274]'
Here's how I split it, and it gave me pSphere1, however calling getShape() on that still doesn't work because it's a unicode object. 
object = edges[0].split('.')[0].getShape()
Is there a better way to do this?