A list is a collection of elements. An element can be of any data type and a list can contain elements of different data types. A list has several important functions such as append, extend, insert, index, pop, and few others. The following table summarizes the functionality of these functions:
Function name |
Functionality |
append |
Adds a new element to the end of the list. |
extend |
Adds new elements from an iterable. The members of the iterable element are entered separately into the list. This is demonstrated in the code sample after this table. |
insert |
Adds a new element but at a specific position in the list. |
index |
Returns the position of the argument in the list. If the argument is not found ... |