Introduction to Lists

my_list = []

my_list.append(5) #add 5 to my_list as first element

my_list.append(7) #append() is a method
my_list.append(9)
my_list.append(11)
● Storage for values using only one
variable
print(my_list[0]) #prints fist element of the list
print(my_list[-1]) #prints last element of the list

● These values are called items or print(len(my_list)) #prints how many items
elements my_list[0] = 6 #change the value of first element
● We can access, add, remove print(f"my first element is: {my_list[0]}")

values from the list using

methods.
>5
● Index starts from 0 >11
>4
● len() function will return how >my first element is: 6

many items in that list

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Introduction to Lists
my_list = [2,3,5,11,13]
print(my_list)

my_list.insert(3,7) #insert to specific position

print(my_list)

● Add my_list.pop()
○ append -> method print(my_list)
○ insert -> method
my_list.pop(3)
● Remove print(my_list)
○ pop() -> method
○ remove -> method, remove first my_list.remove(3)
print(my_list)
occurrence of the value
● Sort print(f"max: {max(my_list)} min: {min(my_list)}")
○ sorted() -> function
○ sort() -> method >[2, 3, 5, 11, 13]
● Others >[2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13]
○ max() -> function >[2, 3, 5, 7, 11]
>[2, 3, 5, 11]
○ min() -> function >[2, 5, 11]
○ sum() -> function >max: 11 min: 2

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Programming Task 31
● Please create a list
● add 3 items
● print all items
● print the first one
● print the length
● delete the second item
● print all items again

>["my first Item, 'my second item', 'my last item']

>my first Item
>List length is 3
>['my first Item, 'my last item']

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Programming Task 32
● Please create a list
● add 3 items
● print all items
● change the value of first item to "my new item"
● print all items again
>['my first item, 'my second item', 'my last item']
>['my new item', 'my second item', 'my last item']

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Programming Task 33
● Please create loop which ask user for input and append them to the
list. If user writes exit, print the list and finish the program.

>Please enter an input: Mahmut

>Please enter an input: Agent 47
>Please enter an input: Kratos
>Please enter an input: Geodude
>Please enter an input: Heisenberg
>Please enter an input: exit
>['Mahmut', 'Agent 47', 'Kratos', 'Geodude', 'Heisenberg']

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For Loop
my_list = [0,1,2,3,4,5]

for i in my_list:
print(i)

● Please don’t use break and >0

>1
continue! >2
>3
● Syntax is easy and works like >4
conditional statements >5

● Loop will stop iterate when reach my_list = [0,1,2,3,4,5]

predetermined step.
Much more suitable for collection
for i in range(0, 5, 2): #range(start, stop, step)
● print(i)
operations
in range arguments, only stop is
>0
● >2
mandatory, start and step are >4

optional

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Programming Task 34
● Please use the list which created at task 33 and print the list items.

>Mahmut
>Agent 47
>Kratos
>Geodude
>Heisenberg

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Programming Task 35
● Please create loop which ask user for input as string and print every
character separately (new line)

>Please enter an input: Mahmut

>M
>a
>h
>m
>u
>t

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Programming Task 36
● Please create loop which calculate the total points of last round.

>total 7 points earned. >raw_points = [1, 2, 1, 3]

>
>#enter loop here
>
>print(f"total {total_points} points earned")

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Programming Task 37
● Please create loop which calculate the sum of positive numbers.

>total 12 points earned. >raw_points = [1, -2, 1, 3, -5, 7, 0]

>
>#enter loop here
>
>print(f"total {total_points} points earned")

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Programming Task 38
● Please create a tic tac toe grid but ask user for “table size” first.

>please input table size: 3 >

>|_|_|_| >
>|_|_|_| >
>|_|_|_| >
>

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Programming Task 39
● Please create a spruce. Ask user for spruce height. User will enter
positive integer.

>Spruce height: 3 >

> >
> * >
> *** >
>***** >
> *

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End of the Week
Thanks Materials
mahmutcankovan@mu.edu.tr
● Think Python, 2nd Edition, How to Think
Like a Computer Scientist, Allen Downey,
Green Tea Press (2015)
● www.freecodecamp.com
Homework(s) ● www.geeksforgeeks.com
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