[python] string to list

from ast import literal_eval

s1 = [{'id': 28, 'name': 'Action'}]
s2 = "[{'id': 28, 'name': 'Action'}]"

print (s1, type(s1)) # list

print (s2, type(s2)) # string

s2 = literal_eval(s2)
print (s2, type(s2)) # list