def parse_value ( value ):
    if value is None:
       return []
    if type( value ) is not str:
       return value[:]
    return [ x.strip() for x in value.split( ',' ) ]
Generalized annotation of variants with a new column.
dataset/ETHPy150Open enthought/traitsui/traitsui/qt4/check_list_editor.py/parse_value--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open arq5x/gemini/gemini/gemini_annotate.py/_annotate_variants