docs: def tcl_list_2_py_list(tcl_list, within_tcl_str=False):
      """ Convert Tcl list to Python list using Tcl interpreter.
  
      :param tcl_list: string representing the Tcl string.
      :param within_tcl_str: True - Tcl list is embedded within Tcl str. False - native Tcl string.
      :return: Python list equivalent to the Tcl ist.
      :rtye: list
      """
  
      if not within_tcl_str:
          tcl_list = tcl_str(tcl_list)
      return tcl_interp_g.eval('join ' + tcl_list + ' LiStSeP').split('LiStSeP') if tcl_list else []