Splitting a string on whitespace:\\

{\ex \lstinline|    str_var.split()|}

Splitting a string using a delimiter. Ex: ";" :\\

{\ex \lstinline|    str_var.split(";")|}

Stripping the whitespace around a string:\\

{\ex \lstinline|    str_var.strip()|}

Converting a string or float to int:\\

{\ex \lstinline|    int(var_name)|}

Converting a string or int into float:\\

{\ex \lstinline|    float(var_name)|}