eta.util.sexpr.parse_s_expr

parse_s_expr(s_expr)[source]

Parse a string containing an S-expression (in LISP form) into a structured list.

Parameters:: s_expr (str) – An S-expression in LISP form, e.g., (a (b c (d e)) '(f g h)).
Returns:: A structured S-expression, i.e., a recursively nested list structure with string “symbols” as atoms. e.g., ['a', ['b', 'c', ['d', 'e']], "f g h"]
Return type:: s-expr