# Parse vector from string

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parse-vector-from-string/10728>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** strings, sparse\
**Created:** [May 5, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parse-vector-from-string/10728 "2018-05-05T16:14:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parse-vector-from-string/10728/14 "2022-03-07T14:26:52Z")

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See this thread: [How to warn new users away from metaprogramming](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-warn-new-users-away-from-metaprogramming/35022), e.g. my comment on avoiding misuse of metaprogramming: [How to warn new users away from metaprogramming - #22 by stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-warn-new-users-away-from-metaprogramming/35022/22)

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