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Extend a list

If you can change elements in a list, you sure want to be able to add elements to it, right? You can use the + operator:

x = ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
y = x + ["e", "f"]

You just won the lottery, awesome! You decide to build a poolhouse and a garage. Can you add the information to the areas list?

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“Introduction to Python”

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Exercise instructions

  • Use the + operator to paste the list ["poolhouse", 24.5] to the end of the areas list. Store the resulting list as areas_1.
  • Further extend areas_1 by adding data on your garage. Add the string "garage" and float 15.45. Name the resulting list areas_2.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

# Create the areas list and make some changes
areas = ["hallway", 11.25, "kitchen", 18.0, "chill zone", 20.0,
         "bedroom", 10.75, "bathroom", 10.50]

# Add poolhouse data to areas, new list is areas_1
areas_1 = ____

# Add garage data to areas_1, new list is areas_2
areas_2 = ____
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