Inserting a string into a list without getting split into characters

Question

I\'m new to Python and can\'t find a way to insert a string into a list without it getting split into individual characters:

>>> list=[\'hello\',\'w         


        

Answer 1

Sticking to the method you are using to insert it, use

list[:0] = ['foo']

http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/library/stdtypes.html#mutable-sequence-types