Structure

The list is perhaps the most commonly used data structure in Python. It allows us to store elements of different data types in one container.

The contents of a list are enclosed by square brackets, [].

Lists are ordered, like strings. Elements are stored linearly at a specific index.

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We can see from the illustration above that a list bears resemblance to a string.

A string is a collection of characters indexed in a linear fashion. A list is the same except that it can contain any type of data, even another list!

Creating a List

Let’s see how to create a list using square brackets. 

Structure

Creating a List

Using range()

List-Ception!

Sequential Indexing

Merging Lists

Structure

The list is perhaps the most commonly used data structure in Python. It allows us to store elements of different data types in one container.

The contents of a list are enclosed by square brackets, [].

Lists are ordered, like strings. Elements are stored linearly at a specific index.

svg viewer

We can see from the illustration above that a list bears resemblance to a string.

A string is a collection of characters indexed in a linear fashion. A list is the same except that it can contain any type of data, even another list!

Creating a List

Let’s see how to create a list using square brackets.