shift_right python using for loops

Question

The question is to write a shift_right function so that it shifts every element in the list to the right. For instance, if the list is

L = [\'a\',\         


        

Answer 1

I'd implement it like this:

def shift_right(L):
    if len(L) > 0:
        L.insert(0, L.pop())

As Lee correctly comments, this is a rotate operation rather then a shift.