In Python, a list is a data type (its documentation is available here, https://docs.python.org/3.4/tutorial/datastructures.html#) that could be used to store elements in a sequence.
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The topics discussed in this chapter can be difficult to grasp unless used in practice. Any example that is represented using this notation: >>> indicates that it could be tested using the Python interpreter.
A list may consist of strings, objects (discussed in detail in this chapter) or numbers, and so on. For instance, the following are examples of lists:
>>> sequence = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] >>> example_list = ['apple', 'orange', 1.0, 2.0, 3]
In the preceding set of examples, the sequence list consists of numbers between 1 and 6 while the example_list list consists of a combination of strings, integer, and floating-point numbers. A list is represented by square brackets ([]). Items can be added to a list separated by commas:
>>> type(sequence) <class 'list'>...