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?
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Lorenzo Beronilla
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1One way might be https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4663306/get-a-list-of-numbers-as-input-from-the-user – Devesh Kumar Singh Apr 09 '20 at 03:46
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@DeveshKumarSingh Thanks for the tip. However, the input is still a set of integers and not a list. – Lorenzo Beronilla Apr 09 '20 at 03:47
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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].
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