def basic_listifier(item):
    """Takes strings, tuples, and lists of letters and/or numbers separated by spaces, with and without commas, and returns them in a neat and tidy list (without commas attached at the end."""
    if type(item) == tuple or type(item) == list:
        final = [x.replace(',','') for x in item]
        return final
    elif type(item) == str:
        final = [x.replace(',','') for x in item.split(' ')]
        return final