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str_ranges = "1, 3-7, 12, 15, 18-21" ranges = str_ranges.split(',') lst = [] for r in ranges: vals = r.split('-') if len(vals) == 2: lst.extend(range(int(vals[0]), int(vals[1]) + 1)) else: lst.append(int(vals[0])) print lst