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Python | list constructor

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Python's list(~) constructor creates a new list from the given iterable.

Parameters

1. iterable | iterable | optional

The iterable to be converted into a list.

Return value

A list object constructed from the iterable. If no iterable is provided an empty list is returned.

Examples

Basic usage

To create an empty list:

l = list() # alternatively l = []
l
[]

To create a list with two elements 'a' and 'b':

l = ['a','b']
l
['a', 'b']

From dictionary

To return a list from the values of the dictionary favorite_languages:

favorite_languages = { 
   'bob': 'french',
   'emma': 'spanish'
   'david': 'english',
   'silvia': 'french'
}

list(favorite_languages.values())
['french', 'spanish', 'english', 'french']
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