Как преобразовать заумную строку в список

Я хочу преобразовать

'["$.insert(\"//localhost:0000/aaaa/js/\", function() {});", "$.functions($)(\"//localhost:0000/aaa2/js/\", function() {});", "$.placeholder.id+\"&_uid=\"+$.p.token+\"&_ref=\"+$.p.url;"]'

к

["$.insert(\"//localhost:0000/aaaa/js/\", function() {});", "$.functions($)(\"//localhost:0000/aaa2/js/\", function() {});", "$.placeholder.id+\"&_uid=\"+$.p.token+\"&_ref=\"+$.p.url;"]

В Django JSON:

{

"templates": ["$.insert(\"//localhost:0000/aaaa/js/\", function() {});", 
"$.functions($)(\"//localhost:0000/aaa2/js/\", function() {});", "$.placeholder.id+\"&_uid=\"+$.p.token+\"&_ref=\"+$.p.url;"]

}