code: def toList(value, itemcast=None, delim=','):
      
      value = value or ''
      itemcast = itemcast or str
      return [itemcast(item) for item in value.split(delim) if item != '']
docs: Returns a list of strings from the specified value.
  
          Parameters:
              value (str): comma delimited string to convert to list.
              itemcast (func): Function to cast each list item to (default str).
              delim (str): string delimiter (optional; default ',').