How do I ignitalize a list please?

[Warren Postma]

"Kevin Cazabon" <kcazabon at home.com> wrote in message
news:8fOP4.198284$Dv1.2498252 at news1.rdc1.bc.home.com...
> This is covered very well (as well as most other aspects of Python) in the
> documentation, specifically the Tutorial.
>
> However, in brief, you simply need to create the empty list first, as
> follows:
>
> list = []
>
> list.append("spam")
>
> for i in range(42):
>     list.append(i * 42)
>
> i[12] = "Eggs"
>
> >>>i[12]
> Eggs
>
> ###############
>
> However, if you simply say that list=[], you cannot then assign to
list[12]
> because it doesn't exist yet.  You have to append X number of objects to
the
> list, or create the list with that many elements in the first place using
a
> "range" loop.
>
> Kevin.
> <cmfinlay at SPAMmagnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:kSUtN6=fLIxjJNG0pGTq25a0tuiY at 4ax.com...
> > How do I initialize a 'list' please?
> > I read that a list is the only array that can be modified in standard
> > python.
> >
> > (to put it simply)
> >
> > i = 1
> > mags[0] = 0
> > mags[1] = 1
> > print mags[i]
> >
> > doesn't work.
> >
> > Please reply here
> > or at cmfinlaySPAM at magnet.com.au
>
>