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Python Python Collections (Retired) Lists Redux Combining Lists

Posted by MUZ140078 Anold Manzunzu
MUZ140078 Anold Manzunzu
10,586 Points

Combine list_1 and list_2 into a new variable named list_3. You can combine lists the same way you combine strings.

hi. help please. how do i combine list_1 and list_2. whats wrong with code list_1 = [1, 2, 3] list_2 = ["Hello", 5, {}] list_3 = [1, 2, 3] + ["Hello", 5, {}]

lists.py 
list_1 = [1, 2, 3]
list_2 = ["Hello", 5, {}]
list_3 = [1, 2, 3] + ["Hello", 5, {}]

2 Answers

MUZ141095 Kelvin Chawora
MUZ141095 Kelvin Chawora
9,348 Points
MUZ141095 Kelvin Chawora
MUZ141095 Kelvin Chawora
9,348 Points

Hie. You combine the two lists using (+), just like the way you do it when combining strings:

list_1 = [1, 2, 3]

list_2 = ["Hello", 5, {}]

  #now, combine both lists
list_3 = list_1 + list_2
Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

You're right, that should pass. Dicts are, unfortunately, unhashable so how I was testing it was throwing an uncaught exception. I've updated it and your code should pass just fine now.

Thanks for finding this!