split the list into at most n chunks of approximately same size

split_into.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

def split_into(list,n):
    chunks=[[] for x in range(min(n,len(list)))]
    # ^--- replace the 'min(...)' with just 'n' for empty lists if len(list)<n
    for item in list:
        chunks[list.index(item)%n].append(item)
    return chunks