python list of US state names

state_names.py

_state_list = ['Alabama', 'Alaska', 'Arizona', 'Arkansas', 'California', 'Colorado', 'Connecticut', 'Delaware',
               'Florida', 'Georgia', 'Hawaii', 'Idaho', 'Illinois',  'Indiana', 'Iowa', 'Kansas', 'Kentucky',
               'Louisiana', 'Maine', 'Maryland', 'Massachusetts', 'Michigan', 'Minnesota', 'Mississippi', 'Missouri',
               'Montana', 'Nebraska', 'Nevada', 'New Hampshire', 'New Jersey', 'New Mexico', 'New York',
               'North Carolina', 'North Dakota', 'Ohio', 'Oklahoma', 'Oregon', 'Pennsylvania', 'Rhode Island',
               'South Carolina', 'South Dakota', 'Tennessee', 'Texas', 'Utah', 'Vermont', 'Virginia', 'Washington',
               'West Virginia', 'Wisconsin', 'Wyoming']