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Hi, I'm Craig and I'm a developer.

In this course, we're going to discuss a built-in Python data type known as a list.

Now, lists are a powerful data structure that allow you to group multiple values

together in a single container.

But before we get started, let me list a couple of things

just to make sure that you're comfortable with your learning ability.

Now first, on our things to talk about list,

I'd like to make sure that you've taken the prerequisites for this course.

I want to make sure that we're on the same page and

that you know what I'm talking about.

Our next item that I'd like to remind you about is that there are speed

controls on the video.

Feel free to slow me down or speed me up.

And also, don't forget that you can pause and rewind me whenever you need to.

You're in complete control.

Next item.

There are teacher notes attached to most videos.

Make sure to check them out.

Lots of great information is tucked away in there.

Our final item on our things to talk about list is,

there is a wonderful and uber friendly community here on Treehouse.

Ask questions and answer questions.

I promise that you'll learn a ton just hanging out there.

Nothing helps solidify your knowledge like answering a question.

So we just ran through a handy list of things that I wanted to talk to you about.

We use lists all the times.

There's grocery lists, to-do lists, even lists of products on web pages.

Python provides a very clear and easy way to create lists.

In this course, we'll learn how to create, combine, manipulate, and

use lists to our advantage.

By the end of this course, we'll build an interactive console application

that will prompt the user to build a grocery list.

You can take this concept and build any short of other list that you can think of.

Sound fun?

Let's get started.