def make_symbol_list(maximum):
    """For a given maximum, return the list of symbols to compute permutations for
    For instance, 3 would return ['0', '1', '2', '3']
    Parameters
    ----------
    maximum: int
    Returns
    -------
    List[str]
        A list of strings representing the symbols to be permuted
    """
    return [str(i) for i in range(0, maximum + 1)]