list()

Built-in FunctionPython 2.0+Beginner

Creates a new list or converts an iterable into a list

Quick Info

Documentation
Official Docs
Python Version
2.0+

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Quick Example

python
print(list("hello"))
print(list(range(5)))
print(list((1, 2, 3)))

list() is a built-in function that creates a new list or converts an iterable into a list.

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builtinfunctioncoredatatypesequencemutable

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