Summary of "Python lists"

Summary of “Python lists” Video

Introduction to Python lists as a new data type.
Lists are collections of items enclosed in square brackets [].
Lists can hold multiple values of any type and do not need to be ordered.
Indexing in lists starts at zero.
Lists are mutable, meaning their elements can be changed.
The length of a list can be found using the len() function.
Iterating through lists can be done using loops, specifically for loops.
Different methods of iterating through lists:
- Using for i in range(len(my_list)) to iterate by index.
- Using for value in my_list to iterate directly over values.
- Using enumerate() to get both index and value during iteration.
Introduction to list comprehension as a concise way to iterate and process lists.
Practical note: lists will be used later to hold objects, such as LED objects in MicroPython.

my_list = []  # empty list
my_list = [2, 6, 8, 15, 4]  # list with values

print(my_list[0])  # prints 2 (first element)
print(my_list[2])  # prints 8 (third element)

my_list[3] = 16  # replaces 15 with 16 at index 3

length = len(my_list)  # returns 5 for this example

for i in range(len(my_list)):
    print(i)  # prints indices 0 through 4

for value in my_list:
    print(value)  # prints each value in the list

for index, value in enumerate(my_list):
    print(index, value)

print([x for x in my_list])

Note: This creates a new list and prints it; not always the simplest or clearest method for beginners.

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