Adding new strings to list in Python IDLE

[boey]

Well I'm pretty much a noob in coding. Basically long story short how do I add a string into a list without the string being broken up?

For example:

lst = ["abcde", "fghij", "klmno"]

new_word = "pqrst"

lst += new_word

print(lst)

 

I want lst to be

 ["abcde", "fghij", "klmno", "pqrst"]

. However, when doing this in python it gives me

["abcde", "fghij", "klmno", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t"]

Help?

 

[Dredgy]

Never programmed in Python but fairly sure you have to use append instead of +=

 

list.append(new_word)

 

Edit, think you can also do

list = list + ["pqrst"]

[boey]

1 minute ago, Dredgy said:

Never programmed in Python but fairly sure you have to use append instead of +=

 

 

list.append(new_word);

 

 

 

Ah yes, I forgot about that. Thanks

[vorticalbox]

1 hour ago, Dredgy said:

Never programmed in Python but fairly sure you have to use append instead of +=

 

list.append(new_word)

 

Edit, think you can also do

 

list = list + ["pqrst"]

 

The last one overrides list so you're better off using the first.

 

If you're keeping data immutable, which you should, then

 

new_list = list + ["string"]

 

Creating a new object or list or every change can be memory intensive for large items so you need to keep that in mind.

[boey]

2 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

 

new_list = list + ["string"]

 

Wouldn't this add the string "string" into the list, and not the value that is assigned to the variable string?