A list is created by placing all the elements inside square brackets [] and separated by commas (,).
Example:
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4] print(numbers) words = ['five', 'six'] print(words) mixed = [1, 2, 'three', 4, 5, 'six', 7.0, 8.0] print(mixed)
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| list.append() | Add an item at end of a list |
| list.extend() | Add multiple items at the end of a list |
| list.insert() | insert an item at a defined index |
| list.remove() | remove an item from a list |
| del list[index] | delete an item from a list |
| list.clear() | empty all the list |
| list.pop() | remove an item at a defined index |
| list.index() | return index of the first matched item |
| list.sort() | sort the items of a list in ascending or descending order |
| list.reverse() | reverse the items of a list |
| len(list) | return total length of the list |
| max(list) | return item with maximum value in the list |
| min(list) | return item with the minimum value in the list |
| list(seq) | converts a tuple, string, set, dictionary into a list |