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Lists This is a new serie of articles here at Python for beginners, that are supposed to be a starting point for completely beginners of Python. See it as a cheat sheet, reference, manual or whatever you want. The purpose is to very short write down the basics of Python. This page will describe how to use lists in Python. What is a List? The simplest data structure in Python and is used to store a list of values. Lists are collections of items (strings, integers, or even other lists). Each item in the list has an assigned index value. Lists are enclosed in [ ] Each item in a list is separated by a comma Unlike strings, lists are mutable, which means they can be changed. List Creation Lists are created using a comma separated list of values surrounded by square brackets. Lists hold a sequence of values (just like strings can hold a sequence of cha...

why python?

Python is a high-level, interpreted and general-purpose dynamic programming language that focuses on code readability. The syntax in Python helps the programmers to do coding in fewer steps as compared to Java or C++. The language founded in the year 1991 by the developer Guido Van Rossum has the programming easy and fun to do. The Python is widely used in bigger organizations because of its multiple programming paradigms. They usually involve imperative and object-oriented functional programming. It has a comprehensive and large standard library that has automatic memory management and dynamic features. Why Companies Prefer Python? Python has top the charts in the recent years over other programming languages like C, C++ and Java and is widely used by the programmers. The language has undergone a drastic change since its release 25 years ago as many add-on features are introduced. The Python 1.0 had the module system of Modula-3 and interacted with Amoeba Operating ...