How do i store an input as an array?

Question

array=[]
for i in range(5):
    array=input("Enter a number")
print(array)

I need to ask the user to input 5 numbers and then store them within a list, at the end I have to reverse it.

Answer 1

To add an element at the end of the list you have to use .append method.

try this.

array=[]
for _ in range(5):
    array.append(input())  # use int(input()) to so that you have int type elements

print(array[::-1])  # to print array in reverse order.

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You can use list comprehension here.

[input() for _ in range(5)][::-1]  # use int(input()) to so that you have int type elements

Answer 2

You are looking for input() function, append() method of list. See this answer to know how to reverse a list.

Try this:

array = []
num = int(input("Enter the length of array: ")) # You need to convert str returned by input to an int using int() constructor
for i in range(num):
    array.append(input("Enter a number: ")) # You need to use append() method of list
print(array)
print(array[::-1])

Or

Using list comprehension:

array = [input("Enter a number: ") for i in range(int(input("Enter the length of array: ")))]

To reverse a list, use

print(array[::-1])