Is there a way to convert a string into a list?

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Would there be a way to convert '[0,0,0,0,0]' back into a list?

I've tried to convert it into an integer, which didn't work. I've searched online but the articles only talk about converting strings that are like 'A BIG HOUSE' into ['A','BIG','HOUSE'].

There are several ways, depending on what you know about where the string came from. Is it a valid Python literal, or a JSON value, or something else? — chepner, Jun 23 '21 at 17:37
Does this answer your question? [Python – Convert string to list](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52796541/python-convert-string-to-list) — May.D, Jun 23 '21 at 17:40

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 23 '21 at 17:37

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Yes, you can use ast.literal_eval

import ast
my_string = '[0,0,0,0,0]' 
my_list = ast.literal_eval(my_string)

answered Jun 23 '21 at 17:37

Ron Serruya

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You should just flag this question as a duplicate. – May.D Jun 23 '21 at 17:40

florian courouge · Answer 2 · 2021-06-23T18:05:45.443

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# without any import
s = '[0,0,0,0,0]'

# delete first and last character and split s with ',' delimiter
back_in_list = s[1:-1].split(",")

# list of str
print(back_in_list)

# list of int
list_of_int = [int(x) for x in back_in_list]
print(list_of_int)

edited Jun 23 '21 at 18:05

answered Jun 23 '21 at 17:42

florian courouge

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`str` is a reserved word in python, don't use it as a variable name. – Jun 23 '21 at 17:42
Don't use `eval` unless strictly necessarily, either. – chepner Jun 23 '21 at 17:44
I replace str to s and eval by split operations. – florian courouge Jun 23 '21 at 17:51

Is there a way to convert a string into a list?

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