Inserting a string into a list without getting split into characters

Question

I\'m new to Python and can\'t find a way to insert a string into a list without it getting split into individual characters:

>>> list=[\'hello\',\'w         


        

Answer 1

ls=['hello','world']
ls.append('python')
['hello', 'world', 'python']

or (use insert function where you can use index position in list)

ls.insert(0,'python')
print(ls)
['python', 'hello', 'world']

Answer 2

You have to add another list:

list[:0]=['foo']

Answer 3

>>> li = ['aaa', 'bbb']
>>> li.insert(0, 'wow!')
>>> li
['wow!', 'aaa', 'bbb']

Answer 4

To add to the end of the list:

list.append('foo')

To insert at the beginning:

list.insert(0, 'foo')

Answer 5

Sticking to the method you are using to insert it, use

list[:0] = ['foo']

http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/library/stdtypes.html#mutable-sequence-types

Answer 6

best put brackets around foo, and use +=

list+=['foo']