def _get_names(names, types):
if types == "<STR_LIT>":<EOL><INDENT>try:<EOL><INDENT>names, types = names.split("<STR_LIT::>")<EOL><DEDENT>except:<EOL><INDENT>pass<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>return names.split("<STR_LIT:U+002C>"), types<EOL>
Get names, bearing in mind that there might be no name,
no type, and that the `:` separator might be wrongly used.