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

Steven Olick
Steven Olick
1,561 Points
Posted by Steven Olick
Steven Olick
1,561 Points

put a list in a list?

I don't know if I'm misreading the question or what but what is incorrect about this? This is for challenge one at the very beginning of the collections course.

lists.py 
my_list = [1, 2, 3, "cat",["dog", 5]]

1 Answer

Kai Long Chan
Kai Long Chan
3,238 Points
Kai Long Chan
Kai Long Chan
3,238 Points

The question said that 3 numbers and 2 strings

my_list = [1, 2, 3, "cat", "treehouse",["dog", 5]]
Steven Olick
Steven Olick
1,561 Points
Steven Olick
Steven Olick
1,561 Points

Ok, that worked. Thank you. I think I was confused because it said the last member of the list should be another list with two items, and to me that meant a total of 6 items in the entire list. Thank you for helping with what was a very simple fix.