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# input comma separated elements as string
str = str (raw_input ("Enter comma separated integers: "))
print "Input string: ", str
# conver to the list
list = str.split (",")
print "list: ", list
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from functools import reduce
def list_to_str(data):
if (type(data) == list()):
listToStr = reduce(lambda a, b : str(a)+ "," +str(b), data)
else:
listToStr = data
return listToStr