def toList(value, itemcast=None, delim='<STR_LIT:U+002C>'):
value = value or '<STR_LIT>'<EOL>itemcast = itemcast or str<EOL>return [itemcast(item) for item in value.split(delim) if item != '<STR_LIT>']<EOL>
Returns a list of strings from the specified value.

        Parameters:
            value (str): comma delimited string to convert to list.
            itemcast (func): Function to cast each list item to (default str).
            delim (str): string delimiter (optional; default ',').