>>> def f():
...     text = input('array: ')
...     lst = list(map(int, text.split()))
...     print(lst)
...     out = 'var = {}'.format(' | '.join(map(str, lst)))
...     print(out)
... 
>>> f()
array: 1 3 5
[1, 3, 5]
var = 1 | 3 | 5
>>>