>>> ls1 = ['a', 1, 'b', 2]
>>> ls2 = [str(i) for i in ls1]
>>> ls2
['a', '1', 'b', '2']
>>> ls3 = ''.join(ls2)
>>> ls3
>>> ls2 = [str(i) for i in ls1]
>>> ls2
['a', '1', 'b', '2']
>>> ls3 = ''.join(ls2)
>>> ls3
'a1b2'