TOPIC 5: Python Lists

Introduction

Lists are used to store multiple items in a single variable.

In Python, a List is one of the built-in data types used to store collections of data. Instead of creating multiple variables to store related information, we can store them together in a single list.

For example, instead of writing:

fruit1 = "apple"
fruit2 = "banana"
fruit3 = "cherry"

We can store all the values in a single list:

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

Lists are created using square brackets [].

Example:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
print(thislist)

Output:

['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']