python convert string to list

1# To split the string at every character use the list() function
2word = 'abc'
3L = list(word)
4L
5# Output:
6# ['a', 'b', 'c']
7
8# To split the string at a specific character use the split() function
9word = 'a,b,c'
10L = word.split(',')
11L
12# Output:
13# ['a', 'b', 'c']