Python - Input a list and store as list not string [duplicate]

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How might I be able to input [1,2,3] into python and store it as a list and not as a string (i.e.'[1,2,3]'). input() returns a string so does anybody have any ideas?

@DeveshKumarSingh Thanks for the tip. However, the input is still a set of integers and not a list. — Lorenzo Beronilla
– Lorenzo Beronilla, Commented Apr 9, 2020 at 3:47

Tom Karzes · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-09 03:46:40Z

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It sounds like you want to evaluate the string as a Python expression. But don't use eval, which is unsafe. Instead use literal_eval from ast:

import ast
r = ast.literal_eval("[1, 2, 3]")

This gives r the value [1, 2, 3].

answered Apr 9, 2020 at 3:46

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