>>> abc = '"Hello World!"' >>> print(abc) "Hello World!" >>> print(eval(abc)) Hello World! line = ["201903","201904","201905","201906","201907"] line = ['{0}'.format(eval(seg)) for seg in line] print(line) line = ["201903","201904","201905","201906","201907"] line = ['{0}'.format(seg.replace('\"','')) for seg in line] print(line)