Creating a list in Python with multiple copies of a given object in a single line

Question

Suppose I have a given Object (a string \"a\", a number - let\'s say 0, or a list [\'x\',\'y\'] )

I\'d like to create list containing many copies of thi

Answer 1

In case you want to create a list with repeating elements inserted among others, tuple unpacking comes in handy:

l = ['a', *(5*['b']), 'c']
l
Out[100]: ['a', 'b', 'b', 'b', 'b', 'b', 'c']

[the docs]