Writing list as a file, then reading that file as a list

[metulburr]

I want each number between the commas to be a separate entry.

contents.split(',') should split it by the comma. Not sure if there is a faster way since its a long string.

>>> s = '1.7130853299339677, 1.7130853299339677, 1.7130853299339677, 1.7130853299339677, 1.7130853299339677'
>>> s.split(',')
['1.7130853299339677', ' 1.7130853299339677', ' 1.7130853299339677', ' 1.7130853299339677', ' 1.7130853299339677']