Convert String into list in python [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to convert the following string into list. However I get the variable enclosed in round brackets.

a = '{"0": "407-1656"}, {"4": "512-873"}'

b = [a]

on executing above following is the value of b

['{"0": "407-1656"}, {"4": "512-873"}']

I require the output to be

[{"0": "407-1656"}, {"4": "512-873"}]

Thanks.

There are at least a couple of simple ways of doing this. but if you are having trouble working with square brackets, what you really need is an introductory Python tutorial. — Mad Physicist
– Mad Physicist, Commented Nov 5, 2017 at 5:29
@MadPhysicist pretty sure he is trying to remove the quotes.. i think he is trying to convert his string into a list of dictionaries — 0TTT0
– 0TTT0, Commented Nov 5, 2017 at 5:32
@0TTT0. I understand what he is trying to do, my issue is with the lack of any real attempt to solve the problem. — Mad Physicist
– Mad Physicist, Commented Nov 5, 2017 at 5:37
@MadPhysicist I have tried a couple of things and have also searched sites with specific issue but no success. tried eval command and tried coverting it to list directly. — muffazel
– muffazel, Commented Nov 5, 2017 at 5:43

Ahasanul Haque · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-05 05:27:57Z

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You can use ast.literal_eval()

>>> from ast import literal_eval
>>> b = literal_eval(a)
>>> b
({'0': '407-1656'}, {'4': '512-873'})

answered Nov 5, 2017 at 5:27

Ahasanul Haque

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