parameters: (s)
docstring: makes a string into a value or a list of strings into a list of
      values (if possible)
docstring_summary: makes a string into a value or a list of strings into a list of
      values (if possible)
docstring_tokens: makes a string into a value or a list of strings into a list of values ( if possible )
function: def destringify(s):
      '''makes a string into a value or a list of strings into a list of
      values (if possible)'''
      if not s: return s
      if type(s) is str:
          try:
              return float(s)
          except ValueError:
              print "Could not find a value in %s" % s
              return s
      elif type(s) is list:
          if len(s) < 2:
              return destringify(s[0])
          else:
              return [destringify(i) for i in s]
function_tokens: def destringify ( s ) : if not s : return s if type ( s ) is str : try : return float ( s ) except ValueError : print "Could not find a value in %s" % s return s elif type ( s ) is list : if len ( s ) < 2 : return destringify ( s [ 0 ] ) else : return [ destringify ( i ) for i in s ]