Python copy a list and adding new elements

Question

Is there a way to make the creation of new list more elegant?

my_list = ['apple','orange']
new_list = my_list.copy()
new_list.append('grapes')

Some [alternatives](https://betterprogramming.pub/how-to-clone-or-copy-a-list-in-python-9c3e15c92bf0), such as slice: `b = a[:]`. — jarmod, Jun 22 '21 at 13:19

zr0gravity7 · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-22T13:24:14.090

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You can use the splat * (aka "iterable unpacking") operator to spread the list into a new list literal that includes the other item(s) you want to add, and initialize the new variable with that list.

my_list = ['apple','orange']
new_list = [*my_list, 'grapes']

edited Jun 22 '21 at 13:24

answered Jun 22 '21 at 13:19

zr0gravity7

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Related, see [proper name for python * operator](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2322355/proper-name-for-python-operator). – jarmod Jun 22 '21 at 13:21

Python copy a list and adding new elements

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