Python 3.5.2+ (default, Sep 22 2016, 12:18:14) 
[GCC 6.2.0 20160927] on linux
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>>> [1,2,3]
[1, 2, 3]
>>> ['CAT', 'DOG', 'MOUSE']
['CAT', 'DOG', 'MOUSE']
>>> [[2,3], [4,5,8]]
[[2, 3], [4, 5, 8]]
>>> ['CAT', 3, True]   # NEVER DO THIS
['CAT', 3, True]
>>> type([1,2,3])
<class 'list'>
>>> ''
''
>>> ""
''
>>> '' + 'hello'
'hello'
>>> []  # empty list
[]
>>> animals = ['horse', 'chimpanzee', 'tiger', 'manatee']
>>> animals[0]
'horse'
>>> animals[0][2]
'r'
>>> animals[1:3]
['chimpanzee', 'tiger']
>>> animals + animals
['horse', 'chimpanzee', 'tiger', 'manatee', 'horse', 'chimpanzee', 'tiger', 'manatee']
>>> 'horse' * 3
'horsehorsehorse'
>>> animals * 3
['horse', 'chimpanzee', 'tiger', 'manatee', 'horse', 'chimpanzee', 'tiger', 'manatee', 'horse', 'chimpanzee', 'tiger', 'manatee']
>>> len(animals)
4
>>> len(animals[1])
10
>>> animals
['horse', 'chimpanzee', 'tiger', 'manatee']
>>> animals[1] = 'cow'
>>> animals
['horse', 'cow', 'tiger', 'manatee']
>>> s = 'horse'
>>> s[2] = 'u'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#22>", line 1, in <module>
    s[2] = 'u'
TypeError: 'str' object does not support item assignment
>>> animals
['horse', 'cow', 'tiger', 'manatee']
>>> animals[4] = 'pig'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#24>", line 1, in <module>
    animals[4] = 'pig'
IndexError: list assignment index out of range
>>> animals.append('pig')
>>> animals
['horse', 'cow', 'tiger', 'manatee', 'pig']
>>> 
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>>> animals
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#27>", line 1, in <module>
    animals
NameError: name 'animals' is not defined
>>> 
========== RESTART: /home/brent/teaching/150/lectures/S17/lists.py ==========
>>> explode_list(animals)
gorilla
dog
koala
python
>>> 
========== RESTART: /home/brent/teaching/150/lectures/S17/lists.py ==========
>>> explode_list(animals)
gorilla
dog
koala
python
>>> 
========== RESTART: /home/brent/teaching/150/lectures/S17/lists.py ==========
>>> read_inputs
<function read_inputs at 0x7f4a0cef2f28>
>>> read_inputs()
What would you like to list? manatee
What would you like to list? sea cow
What would you like to list? HArambe
What would you like to list? bacon
What would you like to list? quit
['manatee', 'sea cow', 'HArambe', 'bacon']
>>> 
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>>> read_inputs2()
What would you like to list? cats
What would you like to list? quit
['cats', 'quit']
>>>