Python List append()
The append() method will add an element at the end of the list.
Python List append()
The syntax of the append() method is:
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list.append(element)
append() parameters
The append() method only takes one argument as a parameter:
- element - An element (integer, string, dictionary, or another list) to be added at the end of the list.
Let’s check some examples of the list append() method.
Example 1: How to add an element to a list?
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my_cars = ["AUDI","BMW","FORD"]
# Old list is
print(my_cars)
# adding TATA to the cars list
my_cars.append("TATA")
#updating list is
print(my_cars)
The Output will be as follow
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['AUDI', 'BMW', 'FORD']
['AUDI', 'BMW', 'FORD', 'TATA']
Example 2: How to add a dictionary into a python list?
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my_cars = ["AUDI","BMW","FORD"]
new_car = {"TATA": 31}
# Old list is
print(my_cars)
# adding TATA to the cars list
my_cars.append(new_car)
#updating list is
print(my_cars)
The output will be as follows.
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['AUDI', 'BMW', 'FORD']
['AUDI', 'BMW', 'FORD', {'TATA': 31}]
Rules of list append()
- The append() method does not return any value.
- The append() method can insert any data types to list.(Integer, float, set, list , dictionary, etc)
Khushal Jethava
Machine Learning Engineer at Codiste, specializing in Generative AI, NLP, and Computer Vision. Building production AI systems with Python.
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