Python Evaluation of Strings

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Python code:
nums = [1,2,3,4]
equation = '+'.join(nums)
# yields '1+2+3+4' with type(equation) string

How to evaluate this? A simple int(equation) will not give you the answer of 10 that you want...

Answer: eval(equation) will give you the right answer.

Special newb Treatment:

# prints 10
print eval('1+2+3+4')


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