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How do I split a string into a list of characters?

In Python, you can use the built-in list() function to convert a string into a list of characters.

In Python, you can use the built-in list() function to convert a string into a list of characters. Here is an example:

Convert a string into a list of characters, using built-in list() function in Python

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This will output the following:

output

['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']

Alternatively, you can also use a for loop to iterate over the string and append each character to a new list.

Using a for loop o iterate over the string and append each character to a new list in Python

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or use list comprehension

Use list comprehension in Python

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Both the above methods will give the same output as the first method.