def string_to_list(str_):
    """
    Returns a list from the given string
    >>> string_to_list(['1', '2', '3'])
    >>> # ['1', '2', '3']
    :param str_:
    :return: list
    """
    str_ = '["' + str(str_) + '"]'
    str_ = str_.replace(' ', '')
    str_ = str_.replace(',', '","')
    return eval(str_)
