Creating lists in Python
A list in Python can contain any number of elements. You generally create a list using square brackets. For example, to create a list of integers, you can use the following command:
x = [1, 2, 3]
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Python for Finance
Exercise instructions
- Create a list named
namescontaining the strings 'Apple Inc', 'Coca-Cola', and 'Walmart', in that order. - Print
names. - Create a list named
pricescontaining the price of each stock, $159.54, $37.13, and $71.17, in that order. - Print
prices.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Create and print list names
names = ____
____
# Create and print list prices
prices = ____
____