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ACCESSING A LIST
We use an index number to access the list items just like strings. Use the index operator [ ] to
access the elements of a list.
Program 15: To access the different elements of a list
Program15.py
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List1=[1,2,3,11,12,13,'Computer',40, 'Science']
print (List1[2])
print (List1[6])
print (List1[-2])
You will get the following output:
Output
3
Computer
40
LIST FUNCTIONS
Let us study some of the functions we can use with lists.
The append() Function
The append() function inserts the object passed to it at the end of the list. Syntax of using
append() function is:
list_name.append(item)
Program 16: To add an element to a list using append() function
Program16.py
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a=[1,2,3,4,5]
a.append(6)
print (a)
You will get the following output:
Output
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
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