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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Creating lists

Alex Durham
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Alex Durham
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how do i make a string

im not sure how to make the second string correctly

lists.py
my_list [4,5,6,"hey there" "whats up"]
though ["ok" "pig"]

2 Answers

james south
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james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Points

there's not a second string. inside the list they want another list. you need the assignment operator = to set a variable to a value. so myVar = myList. a string is surrounded by quotes, so 'h' or '456' are strings.