How to add words to a list in Python

To add words to a list in Python, you can use the append() method. Here's an example:

# Create an empty list
words = []

# Add some words to the list
words.append('hello')
words.append('world')

# Print the list
print(words)

This code will create a list called words and add the two words hello and world to the list. Then it will print the list, which will look like this:

['hello', 'world']

You can also add multiple words to the list at once by using the extend() method. Here's an example:

# Create an empty list
words = []

# Add multiple words to the list
words.extend(['hello', 'world', 'how', 'are', 'you'])

# Print the list
print(words)

This code will create a list called words and add the words hello, world, how, are, and you to the list. Then it will print the list, which will look like this:

['hello', 'world', 'how', 'are', 'you']

Note that the extend() method adds each element of the list that you pass to it as a separate element of the original list, whereas the append() method adds the list itself as a single element of the original list. For example:

# Create an empty list
words = []

# Add a list using the append() method
words.append(['hello', 'world'])

# Print the list
print(words)

This code will create a list called words and add the list ['hello', 'world'] to the list. Then it will print the list, which will look like this:

[['hello', 'world']]

As you can see, the append() method adds the list as a single element of the original list, whereas the extend() method adds each element of the list as a separate element of the original list.

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