Lesson 2 | Python Lists

Lesson 2
Python Lists

Learn how to store multiple items in one variable using a Python list. Lists are useful for fruits, game scores, names, shopping items, and much more.

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Create Lists

Make a list using square brackets, like ["apple", "banana", "cherry"].

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Use Indexes

Python starts counting at 0, so mylist[0] gets the first item.

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Change Lists

Replace items, remove items with pop(), and print your final list.

List Activities

Practise creating, changing, and using Python lists.

Exercise 1

Here is a list calledmylist in Pyhton which contains three fruits.

mylist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

Now you try and create a lsit of your own so that it contains four cars with "Toyota" in the 2nd index.

Exercise 2

Open the interactive activity and build a list by dragging fruits into the list slots. Watch how the fruit pile changes when you add or remove items.

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Python Challenge

Create and edit a fruit list using real Python.

Exercise 3: Challenge Tasks

Tip: use mylist[1] = "grapes" and mylist.pop().

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🍎 Task

Write Python code that does all five steps:

Create mylist with 5 fruits.
Print the first fruit using index 0.
Change the second fruit to "grapes".
Remove the last fruit using pop().
Print the final list.

Example starting list:

mylist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "melon", "pear"]

Expected idea: first print should be apple, and the final list should contain grapes as the second fruit.

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Terminal Output Program output and test results

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The terminal shows your print() output and whether your list challenge passed.