import re


def format_columns(tuples_in):
    """
    Formats columns into a list for easy parsing.
    : param tuples_in : tuples corresponding to the columns of a mySQL table from command in @get_table_columns(table_name)
    : return out : list of columns
    """
    reject = ['\(', '\)', "\'", ',']
    out = []
    for entry in tuples_in:
        entry = re.sub("|".join(reject), "", str(entry))
        out.append(entry)
    return out