How do I change a singular element of a python list to a string

Question

Say I have a python list with 5 elements; list = ['a','b','c','d','e']. And I want to change it into 5 different strings so that each element is its own string, for example, str1 = a str2 = b str3 = c str4 = d str5 = e How would that be done? Note: I would want it to be done autonomously if possible as the number of elements in a list is variable according to the data that is input at the beginning of the original code.

Answer 1

list_ = ['a','b','c','d','e']

You can use something called list unpacking, that you can do this way:

a, b, c, d, e = list_

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As @Mark told you in the comments...

I'd be curious to know when str1, str2, etc. is preferable to s[1] , s[2]. It sounds like you are about to make a mistake you will later regret.

...you should avoid this approach.

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If you don't know the lenght, you should read this, which suggests you to use the * star operator...

first, second, *others, third, fourth = names

...until you have the whole list unpacked.

Since you don't want to write an hell of if/elif/else over the lenght, I would suggest you to use exec to create variables on fly, even if (like Mark said) it's a bad idea.

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I really want you to get that this is a bad idea, but you can use unpacking for useful scopes, in this case I would suggest you to read this, this and the respective PEP.