Convert a number to a list of integers

Question

How do I write the magic function below?

>>> num = 123
>>> lst = magic(num)
>>>
>>> print lst, type(lst)
[1,         


        

Answer 1

You can try this:

def convert_to_list(number):
    return list(map(lambda x: int(x), str(number)))

convert_to_list(1245)