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Using %timeit: formal name or literal syntax

Python allows you to create data structures using either a formal name or a literal syntax. In this exercise, you'll explore how using a literal syntax for creating a data structure can speed up runtimes.

data structure formal name literal syntax
list list() []
dictionary dict() {}
tuple tuple() ()
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  • Create an empty list called formal_list using the formal name (list()).
  • Create an empty list called literal_list using the literal syntax ([]).