How to convert the below string to list without using ready modules?

Question

I need to convert this string color ="['Red', 'Green', 'White']" to a list without using ready modules such as (import ......).

The expected results: color = ['Red', 'Green', 'White']

@mshsayem in the link above there are also example without using ast or other import functions. You don't have to only focus on the accepted and top voted answers — Boendal, Jan 22 '20 at 08:21
Akshay - your answer produces - this answer: ['Red', "'Green", "'White"] — E. Gertz, Jan 22 '20 at 08:24
@AkshayNevrekar Need to `strip()` also. There are spaces inside — mshsayem, Jan 22 '20 at 08:24

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 22 '20 at 08:23

2

color = color[1:-1].split("'")
list_colors = []
for i in color:
    if len(i) > 2:
        list_colors.append(i)
print(list_colors)

that should do the job

answered Jan 22 '20 at 08:23

E. Gertz

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 22 '20 at 08:23

1

Does this help?

>>> color ="['Red', 'Green', 'White']"
>>> color = [x.strip(" '") for x in color.strip('[]').split(',')]
>>> color
['Red', 'Green', 'White']

answered Jan 22 '20 at 08:23

mshsayem

2 Answers2