how to convert string to text type in python code example

Example 1: python data type conversion

equationStrToInt = '8 * 8'
eval(equationStrToInt)
type(equationStrToInt)
print(equationStrToInt)
strToList = 'GREPPER'
list(strToList)
type(strToList)
print(strToList)

Example 2: how to convert int in python

score = 89
score = str(score)