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ayub ali
Courses Plus Student 723 Pointshelp with this please
when i type my list like this for example
list=(1, 2, 3, 4) return
(1, 2, 3, 4)
list + [5, 6]
it says error someone help me please
[MOD: added formatting -cf]
2 Answers
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 PointsBe careful not to use built-in keywords as variable names. list is a keyword. By using it as a variable name it can not be used to create a new list using the constructor list().
>>> list
<class 'list'>
>>> list = (1, 2, 3, 4)
>>> list
(1, 2, 3, 4)
>>> type(list)
<class 'tuple'>
By using parens instead of square brackets or braces [ ], you've created a tuple. A tuple can not be changed, that is, it's immutable.
Using list + [5, 6] you are attempting to concatenate a tuple with a true list. This is not possible.
>>> list + [5, 6]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: can only concatenate tuple (not "list") to tuple
Perhaps, try:
items= list((1, 2, 3, 4))
# or
items = [1, 2, 3, 4]
# then use
items + [5, 6]
Post back if you need more help. Good luck !!
Haydar Al-Rikabi
5,971 PointsChris Freeman I tried your suggestion to create a list as such:
items= list(1, 2, 3, 4)
but it is returning the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: list() takes at most 1 argument (4 given)
Aren't we supposed to pass an iterable to list(), for example a tuple:
items = list((1, 2, 3, 4))
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 PointsCorrect. I'll fix my typo. thanks!!