On 2016-03-24, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 09:49 pm, David Palao wrote: > >> Hi, >> Use "eval": >> s = "(1, 2, 3, 4)" >> t = eval(s) > > Don't use eval unless you absolutely, categorically, 100% trust the source > of the string.
And then still don't use it. :) eval is only safe if you're passing it a literal string containing nothing but a literal constant expression -- in which case the eval is superflous. OK, I admit I've used it for quick hacks on occasion. But, I shouldn't have. -- Grant -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
