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Start your free trialBenjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 PointsLists and the Append() function in Python
What is the meaning of 'None' when appending one list object to another list object?
>>> list_one = ["abc", "def", "ghi"]
>>> list_two = ["jkl", "mno", "pqr"]
>>> print(list_one.append(list_two))
None
>>> print(list_one)
['abc', 'def', 'ghi', ['jkl', 'mno', 'pqr']]
1 Answer
Sean Pomerantz
1,722 PointsThe function .append() simply adds an item to the end of a list and does not return a value. A function that does not return a value returns "None".
Nikolai Montesclaros
11,928 PointsNikolai Montesclaros
11,928 PointsSean is correct and to just to expand, its really the print statement that is returning None and has nothing to do with appending to your list.