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

Don't use list as a variable name. It's a built in that you are masking.

To insert, use the insert function of lists.

l = ['hello','world']
l.insert(0, 'foo')
print l
['foo', 'hello', 'world']