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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Creating lists

Dez Lin
Dez Lin
1,462 Points
Posted by Dez Lin
Dez Lin
1,462 Points

Python Collections - creating lists

the answer is

lists.py 
my_list = [1,2,3,4,["tre","ees"]]

but why can't I write this?

lists.py 
tree = [4,"tree5"]

my_list = [1,2,3,"tree1",tree]

1 Answer

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points
Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

There's nothing wrong with the code you presented in the second option. It runs just fine in my local and online interpreter :)

adding a print(my_list) to test you wind up getting [1, 2, 3, 'tree1', [4, 'tree5']] as your returned result.