how can i make a list from 1 to a certain number

Question

how can i make a list of number form 1 to a certain number? i want to make a script that can do things like below:

number=20
list=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]

i don't know how do make this happens. is there certain function for auto produce the list, i am now typing it manually? i've try to google it, but most the answers are about seperating a number and make a list.like this

a='1234'
a.split(' ')
[1,2,3,4]

Possible duplicate of [How can I generate a list of consecutive numbers?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29558007/how-can-i-generate-a-list-of-consecutive-numbers) and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18265935/python-create-list-with-numbers-between-2-values. Google your question first — Chris_Rands, Apr 25 '17 at 13:57

msitt · Answer 1 · 2017-04-25T17:07:33.280

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For Python 2,

l = range(1, number + 1)

In Python 3, range returns an iterable sequence so if you really need a list, you can convert it

l = list(range(1, number + 1))

edited Apr 25 '17 at 17:07

answered Apr 25 '17 at 14:02

msitt

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A Python 3 range object is not an iterator, you can't call next() on it – Chris_Rands Apr 25 '17 at 16:48
Thanks for the correction. – msitt Apr 25 '17 at 17:04

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