How to convert a string into and array?

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I have a string:

countries = "India,Bangladesh,Srilanka,South Africa,Australia,Canada"

I need to get an array from it:

countries = ["India","Bangladesh","Srilanka","South Africa","Australia","Canada"]

How I can do this?

toro2k · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 11:10:11Z

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By using the split method:

countries = countries.split(",")

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backpackerhh · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 11:35:02Z

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Try this:

countries = "India,Bangladesh,Srilanka,South Africa,Australia,Canada".split(',')

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vgoff Over a year ago

Or even better, don't have an intermediate string. Simply do what you are doing, as countries ="India,Bangladesh,Srilanka,South Africa,Australia,Canada".split(',')

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