Python convert set string to set

Question

I have a string that looks like

{'dir1/dir2/k8s-dag-model.py', 'dir1/dir2/[updated]airflow-issue.txt', 'dir1/dir2/1.log', 'dir1/dir2/cloud_formation.py', 'dir1/dir2/example_sftp_to_s3.py', 'dir1/dir2/catalog_sales.csv', 'dir1/dir2/dep-dremio0.sh', 'dir1/dir2/store_sales (1).csv', 'dir1/dir2/example_datasync_1.py', 'dir1/dir2/spark-svc.yaml'}

I want to convert it to set how can i do that?

using set(a.split(",")) converting it into

{" 'dir1/dir2/spark-svc.yaml'}", " 'dir1/dir2/store_sales (1).csv'", " 'dir1/dir2/[updated]airflow-issue.txt'", " 'dir1/dir2/dep-dremio0.sh'", " 'dir1/dir2/example_sftp_to_s3.py'", " 'dir1/dir2/catalog_sales.csv'", " 'dir1/dir2/cloud_formation.py'", " 'dir1/dir2/1.log'", "{'dir1/dir2/k8s-dag-model.py'", " 'dir1/dir2/example_datasync_1.py'"}

here I have to remove ' and {,} . Is there a standard way to do it.

`ast.literal_eval(string)`, don't forget to `import ast` – ThePyGuy Aug 05 '21 at 10:08 — ThePyGuy, Aug 05 '21 at 10:08
Your input is a set already, a set of strings... – alec_djinn Aug 05 '21 at 10:09 — alec_djinn, Aug 05 '21 at 10:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 05 '21 at 10:11

You can convert a String to a set/list using literal_eval

import ast
x = "{'dir1/dir2/k8s-dag-model.py', 'dir1/dir2/[updated]airflow-issue.txt', 'dir1/dir2/1.log', 'dir1/dir2/cloud_formation.py', 'dir1/dir2/example_sftp_to_s3.py', 'dir1/dir2/catalog_sales.csv', 'dir1/dir2/dep-dremio0.sh', 'dir1/dir2/store_sales (1).csv', 'dir1/dir2/example_datasync_1.py', 'dir1/dir2/spark-svc.yaml'}"
y = ast.literal_eval(x)

print(y)

Since the same works for a list too a similar answer for a list: https://stackoverflow.com/a/1894296/5236575

Docs: https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html#ast.literal_eval

Python convert set string to set

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