can we append a list with another list in Python ?

Dave Angel d at davea.name
Thu Oct 25 05:54:28 EDT 2012


On 10/25/2012 05:44 AM, inshu chauhan wrote:
>>>
>>>> or if the clist initial contents were relevant, perhaps you mean
>>>>
>>>>> clist += alist, blist
>>>>
>>>
>>> But not this because it will simply concatenate the  list like
>>> [1,2,3,4,5,6] .. I dont want this actaully...
>>>
>>>>
>>
>> No, it won't.  Try it to see
> 
> 
> Ok but it should be clist + = [alist, blist ] ????
> 
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> DaveA
>>
> 

No, try it and see.  a,b is a tuple, and [a,b] is a list.  But if you're
doing the +=, and the LHS is a list, then it'll work with any iterable.

BTW, the extra space in your new line will also be a problem.  The plus
and the equals must be adjacent, without an intervening space.


-- 

DaveA



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