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)|}