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Lists & User Input

Store collections of data in lists and get information from the user

Lists & User Input

What is a List?

Python

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "mango"]
scores = [95, 87, 72, 100]

Accessing Items

Python

print(fruits[0])   # apple (index starts at 0!)
print(fruits[-1])  # mango (last item)

Useful Methods

Python

fruits.append("mango")   # add to end
fruits.remove("apple")  # remove item
print(len(fruits))       # number of items

User Input

Python

name = input("What is your name? ")
age = int(input("How old are you? "))
print("In 10 years you will be", age + 10)

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Quick check

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What index gets the FIRST item in a list?