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How to Create Empty List in Python

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In Python 3, we create an empty list by assigning two square brackets [] to a variable:

variable_name = []

Following is an example of an empty list in Python 3:

country_list = []

In the example, the variable country_list is an empty list. We can use Python’s built-in len function to check the length of the list.

country_list = []
print(len(country_list))

If you want, you can create a list and assign elements at the same time, as shown in the following example:

country_list = ['France', 'USA', 'Russia', 'China']

You Can Add Elements to Empty List With .append() Function

We can add elements to a list as the code executes, using the .append() method:

country_list = []
print(country_list)

country_list.append('UK')
country_list.append('Canada')

print(country_list)

The append() method adds an object at the end of the list. To add an element to a specific position use the insert() function:

country_list = []
print(country_list)

country_list.append('UK')
country_list.append('Canada')

print(country_list)

country_list.insert(0, "Spain")

print(country_list)