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Casts the provided value as an array if it's not one.
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Use `isinstance()` to check if the given value is a list and return it as-is or encapsulated in a list accordingly.
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Use `isinstance()` to check if the given value is enumerable and return it by using `list()` or encapsulated in a list accordingly.
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```py
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def cast_list(val):
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if isinstance(val, (tuple, list, set, dict)): return list(val)
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elif val: return [val]
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else: return []
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return list(val) if isinstance(val, (tuple, list, set, dict)) else [val]
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```
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```py
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cast_list('foo'); # ['foo']
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cast_list([1]); # [1]
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cast_list(('foo', 'bar')); # ['foo', 'bar']
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cast_list('foo') # ['foo']
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cast_list([1]) # [1]
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cast_list(('foo', 'bar')) # ['foo', 'bar']
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```
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