title: Finding a input string in list with Python
body: <p>I am trying to use input to find a string in my list. The current output in Python when I type 'sum'(without quotations) is 'Sorry, that isn't available yet.'</p>
  <p>When I input 'sum' with the quotations it comes back as 'Okay, great! We can do that.'</p>
  <p>How would I make it so the user doesn't have to input the string with quotations?</p>
  <pre><code>list = ['average','sum','count','store','DC']
  search = input(&quot;What would you like to find in the data?&quot;)
  search = str(search)
  
  if search in list:
      print(&quot;Okay, great! We can do that.&quot;)
  else:
      print(&quot;Sorry, that isn't available yet.&quot;)
  </code></pre>