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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types List Creation

Priyan Raj
Priyan Raj
4,169 Points
Posted by Priyan Raj
Priyan Raj
4,169 Points

its getting too hard just explain this particular question alone!!

how to answer this

lists.py 
   colors = "red , blue , green , white , orange"
   my_list =

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

You need to use square brackets to create a list, with comma-separated items inside the square brackets. In this case each item has to be a string, which means each individual item requires quotation marks around it. For example:

colors = ["red", "blue", "green", "white", "orange"]