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Python: Problem with raw_input, turning the value I get into an array

I'm having issues with raw_input again, this time trying to turn the value I get into a list. Here is my code:

original = raw_input("Type is your input? ")
original_as_array = list('original')
print original_as_array
for i in range(0,len(original)):
    print i

my print original_as_array literally prints ['o', 'r', 'i'.... etc]. If we pretend that my input is Hello World, I want original_as_array to output: ['H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', ' ', 'W', 'o'... etc]. I think I'm making a tiny mistake. Can you point me in the right direction:)?

Solution

  • Quotes form a string literal.

    original_as_array = list(original)