.extend()

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Published Jun 4, 2021Updated Apr 4, 2023
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Adds list elements to end of the list.

Syntax

list.extend(iterable)

This will place elements passed in an iterable (list, tuple, or string) as new elements at the very end of the list.

.extend() does not return any value.

Examples

To add grocery_new to the end of the grocery list:

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It works for any other type of iterables:


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