Convert string to list in python
<p>I need to convert an string to a list in python,
The string format is as follows,</p>

<pre><code>'[{"name":"Tom","adress":"adress1"},{"name":"Mari","adress":"adress2"}]'
</code></pre>

<p>I need to convert this <strong>string</strong> in to python <strong>list</strong> data type and want to get the dictionaries by iterating that generated list.</p>

<p>I have tried json library and no luck. > correction (<strong>json.loads is working</strong>.)</p>

<p>Can you please tell me the correct way to do so ?</p>
