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lst = ["f", "o", "o", "b", "a","r"]
lst.insert(0,"b")
print(lst) # ["b", "f", "o", "o", "b", "a", "r"]
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my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
new_element = 0
my_list.insert(0, new_element)
print(my_list)
Simply use the .insert() method with an index of 0
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# Python3 code to demonstrate
# to add element at beginning
# using insert()
# initializing list
test_list = [1, 3, 4, 5, 7]
# printing initial list
print ("Original list : " + str(test_list))
# using insert() to append
# at beginning. append 6
test_list.insert(0, 6)
# printing resultant list
print ("Resultant list is : " + str(test_list))