# This program asks a user to input a list of strings,
# using commas for separation of strings.
# Initially the input is stored as one string
# The program converts it to a list.

def main():
    string=raw_input("Hello! \n Please enter a list of strings, separated by commas:")

    print string, type(string)

    l = string.split(',')  # splitting the string into the list of strings,
                           # using ',' as a separation place

    print l, type(l)

main()