converting python list of strings to their type

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given a list of python strings, how can I automatically convert them to their correct type? Meaning, if I have:

["hello", "3", "3.64", "-1"]

I'd like this to be converted to the list

["hello", 3, 3.64, -1]

where the first element is a stirng, the second an int, the third a float and the fourth an int.

how can I do this? thanks.

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