Python list inside string to list [duplicate]

Question

I have a string: '[1, 2, 3]'
I want to convert it to: [1, 2, 3]

I know there was a single bif that I could use, but I couldn't find it or for the life of me recall what it was.

I know someone out there remembers, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

To process a string as if were code:

>>> eval('[1, 2, 3]')
[1, 2, 3]