How to convert string of array to array of string?

Question

I have this kind of array:

'[[00487-9904-01, 00487-9904-25], [00487-9901-30]]'

How can I convert it to array of strings

[["00487-9904-01", "00487-9904-25"], ["00487-9901-30"]]

I tried ast.literal_eval and json.loads, because inside the array, 00487-9904-01 is neither a string or a number, neither of these two methods works.

Where are you getting this data from? Why is it not a JSON string to begin with? — gen_Eric
– gen_Eric, Commented Oct 28, 2021 at 18:14
Put some quotes around the values and then do the ast.literal_eval — rdas
– rdas, Commented Oct 28, 2021 at 18:15
@rdas Wouldn't you need to parse it to quote them? I'm assuming OP doesn't control the input data. — wjandrea
– wjandrea, Commented Oct 28, 2021 at 18:54

Sunderam Dubey · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-30 15:31:58Z

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You could use the yaml module:

import yaml

s = '[[00487-9904-01, 00487-9904-25], [00487-9901-30]]'
yaml.safe_load(s)

output: [['00487-9904-01', '00487-9904-25'], ['00487-9901-30']]

NB. ast.literal_eval wouldn't work as the strings are not quoted

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answered Oct 28, 2021 at 18:16

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