def loads(s, strip_comments=False, **kw):
kw['<STR_LIT>'] = strip_comments<EOL>return [parse_node(ss.strip(), **kw) for ss in s.split('<STR_LIT:;>') if ss.strip()]<EOL>
Load a list of trees from a Newick formatted string.

:param s: Newick formatted string.
:param strip_comments: Flag signaling whether to strip comments enclosed in square \
brackets.
:param kw: Keyword arguments are passed through to `Node.create`.
:return: List of Node objects.