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Re: one-element tuples

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Fillmore <fillmore_remove@hotmail.com> writes:

> Here you go:
>
> >>> a = '"string1"'
> >>> b = '"string1","string2"'
> >>> c = '"string1","string2","string3"'
> >>> ea = eval(a)
> >>> eb = eval(b)
> >>> ec = eval(c)
> >>> type(ea)
> <class 'str'>   <--- HERE !!!!
> >>> type(eb)
> <class 'tuple'>
> >>> type(ec)
> <class 'tuple'>
>
> I can tell you that it exists because it bit me in the butt today...
>
> and mind you, I am not saying that this is wrong. I'm just saying that
> it surprised me.

What behaviour did you expect instead? That's still unclear.

Can you show the fictional session that would result from the behaviour
you expect?

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Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask Fillmore <fillmore_remove@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-10 18:51 -0400
  Re: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-04-11 08:58 +1000
  Re: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-04-11 09:04 +1000
  Re: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask Stephen Hansen <me+python@ixokai.io> - 2016-04-10 16:30 -0700
    Re: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask Fillmore <fillmore_remove@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-10 20:17 -0400
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      Re: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2016-04-10 21:45 -0400
        Re: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-04-11 08:41 +0300
  one-element tuples [Was: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask] Fillmore <fillmore_remove@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-10 20:13 -0400
    Re: one-element tuples [Was: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask] Stephen Hansen <me+python@ixokai.io> - 2016-04-10 17:19 -0700
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    Re: one-element tuples [Was: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask] Fillmore <fillmore_remove@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-10 20:22 -0400
      Re: one-element tuples [Was: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask] Stephen Hansen <me+python@ixokai.io> - 2016-04-10 17:28 -0700
      Re: one-element tuples Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-04-11 10:31 +1000
        Re: one-element tuples Fillmore <fillmore_remove@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-10 20:48 -0400
          Re: one-element tuples Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-04-11 10:56 +1000
            Re: one-element tuples Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-11 14:10 +0000
              Re: one-element tuples Fillmore <fillmore_remove@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-11 10:11 -0400
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              Re: one-element tuples Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-04-11 14:10 +1000
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                Re: one-element tuples Stephen Hansen <me+python@ixokai.io> - 2016-04-10 21:54 -0700
                Re: one-element tuples Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-04-11 15:40 +1000
                Re: one-element tuples Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-04-10 22:07 -0700
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        Re: one-element tuples [Was: Most probably a stupid question, but I still want to ask] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-04-11 12:34 +1000
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