append function problem?

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# Try This
seed = [2, 3, 4, 5]
next = [7]
seed1 = seed + next



randomtalk at gmail.com wrote:
> hello, recently i tried to use list.append() function in seemingly
> logical ways, however, i cannot get it to work, here is the test code:
> 
>>>> seed = [2, 3, 4, 5]
>>>> next = 7
>>>> seed1 = seed.append(next)
>>>> seed1
>>>> print(str(seed1))
> None
>>>> def test(lst):
> ... 	print(str(lst))
> ...
>>>> test(seed.append(next))
> None
> 
> I'm using Activestate python (latest) on win xp sp2..
> 
> I'm not sure why seed1 and the function doesn't recognize the list..
> 
> If anyone can point out where i'm going wrong would be much
> appreciated!
> Thanks in advance!
>