python read input strings into list code example
Example 1: get list as input
#to get integer list
integer_list = list(map(int, input().split()))
#to get char or str list, just replace int with str
str_list = list(map(str, input().split()))
#syntax of map(): map(dataType, iterable [, iterable2, iterable3,...iterableN])
Example 2: how to get user input of list of lists in python
lst = [ ]
n = int(input("Enter number of elements : "))
for i in range(0, n):
ele = [input(), int(input())]
lst.append(ele)
print(lst)