Trying to get a list from input (python)

Question

I'm trying to get a list from the input function

programme = input('giving list')
#giving a list ['1','2','2']

print(programme)
noob = list(programme)
print(type(noob))
print(noob)

Here is the terminal answer

giving list['1','2','2']

['1','2','2']
<class 'list'>
['[', "'", '1', "'", ',', "'", '2', "'", ',', "'", '2', "'", ']']

is it possible to recover 'noob' variable like :

noob = ['1','2','2']

instead of noob = ['[', "'", '1', "'", ',', "'", '2', "'", ',', "'", '2', "'", ']']

User should just type: 1,2,2. print(programme.split(',')) will be ['1','2','2'] — DarrylG
– DarrylG, Commented Nov 27, 2019 at 19:28
Is there any specific format you would like to have the input? for example 1,2,3,4,5 or do you want to have multiple inputs each of them appended to a list? — paltaa
– paltaa, Commented Nov 27, 2019 at 19:29
micheal Bustcher you gaveme the correct answer. how can i make you as problem solver ? — Séverine F
– Séverine F, Commented Nov 27, 2019 at 19:33

Ahmed Tounsi · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-27 19:37:07Z

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This should do what you want.

import ast

def get_list_input(input_string):
    return ast.literal_eval(input(input_string))

answered Nov 27, 2019 at 19:37

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Saurav Panda · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-27 19:33:04Z

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python input is always in string format. So you need to get entries on how DarrylG suggested. Ask users to enter data in comma-separated or colon-separated.

You can also create a loop and ask user to enter the entries one by one. Append this data to a list. Keep a key to exit the input for loop. Like Enter "exit_this" to exit.

answered Nov 27, 2019 at 19:33

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