>('per1','persona1.1','pro1'),('per1','persona1.1','pro2'),('per1','persona1.1','pro3'),('per1','persona1.1','pro4'),('per1','persona1.1','pro5'),('per2','persona2.1','pro1'),('per2','persona2.1','pro2'),('per2','persona2.1','pro3'),('per2','persona2.1','pro4'),('per2','persona2.1','pro5'),('per2','persona2.2','pro1'),('per2','persona2.2','pro2'),('per2','persona2.2','pro3'),('per2','persona2.2','pro4'),('per2','persona2.2','pro5'),('per2','persona2.3','pro1'),('per2','persona2.3','pro2'),('per2','persona2.3','pro3'),('per2','persona2.3','pro4'),('per2','persona2.3','pro5'),('per2','persona2.4','pro1'),('per2','persona2.4','pro2'),('per2','persona2.4','pro3'You can use ast.literal_eval if you add an enclosing () or [] in the string (and add a finishing paren for the last tuple). >the string is made with fors, using data from another file, and I need it as a >tuplelist If you are transferring this data (network/file) you may want to take a look at pickle/json. If you are doing this to convert to/from a CSV then look at the csv module. If you say what are you trying to do and why, someone on the list might be able to recommend a better way to do this. Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 -- This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
