Python | Split string into list of characters

Given a string, write a Python program to split the characters of the given string into a list.

Examples:

Input : geeks
Output : ['g', 'e', 'e', 'k', 's']

Input : Word
Output : ['W', 'o', 'r', 'd']

Code #1 : Using For loop

This approach uses for loop to convert each character into a list. Just enclosing the For loop within square brackets [] will split the characters of word into list.

# Python3 program to Split string into characters 
def split(word): 
    return [char for char in word]  
      
# Driver code 
word = 'geeks'
print(split(word)) 

Output:

['g', 'e', 'e', 'k', 's']

Code #2 : Typecasting to list
Python provides direct typecasting of string into list using list().

# Python3 program to Split string into characters 
def split(word): 
    return list(word) 
      
# Driver code 
word = 'geeks'
print(split(word)) 

Output:

['g', 'e', 'e', 'k', 's']

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