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This is my way of storing input into a list: list = [] i = 1 while i < 6: a = input("Please enter " + str(i) + " list : ") list.append(a) ... Home Public Questions Tags Users Companies Collectives ExploreCollectives Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Startcollaboratingandsharingorganizationalknowledge. CreateafreeTeam WhyTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Collectives™onStackOverflow Findcentralized,trustedcontentandcollaboratearoundthetechnologiesyouusemost. LearnmoreaboutCollectives Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. LearnmoreaboutTeams HowtostoreuserinputintolistonPython AskQuestion Asked 6years,3monthsago Modified 2years,7monthsago Viewed 36ktimes 0 I'mhavingabitoftroubleputtinguserinputsintoalist. Ibasicallywanttheusertoinputabout5thingandhaveeachitemstoredinthelistindividually.Ithenwanttodisplayalltheinputinsaidlist.Ifanyonecangiveanybitofguidanceitwillbegreatlyappreciated. Thisiswhatihavesofar: mylist=[1,2,3,4,5] printmylist print"Enter5itemsonshoppinglist" foriinmylist: shopping=raw_input() printshopping pythonlistloopsfor-loop Share Follow editedMay1,2016at2:44 Bahrom 4,5822929silverbadges4040bronzebadges askedMay1,2016at2:41 SuzzySuzzy 3322goldbadges22silverbadges77bronzebadges 2 1 Haveyoulookedatthepythondocs?docs.python.org/2/tutorial/datastructures.html#more-on-lists – Bahrom May1,2016at2:44 thanksIamusingthelink – Suzzy May1,2016at3:04 Addacomment  |  2Answers 2 Sortedby: Resettodefault Highestscore(default) Trending(recentvotescountmore) Datemodified(newestfirst) Datecreated(oldestfirst) 4 IstronglyurgeyoutoreadthroughthePythondocswhichprovideyouwithsomebasicexamplesoflistoperation-openupashell,andtypethoseexamplesoutforyourself.Basicallyyouwanttostoresomeone'sinputintomylist,sothereisnoneedtopredefineitwithvalues: mylist=[] Nowyouwanttopromptauser5times(toenter5items): print"Enter5itemsonshoppinglist" foriinxrange(5):#rangestartsfrom0andendsat5-1(so0,1,2,3,4executesyourloopcontents5times) shopping=raw_input() mylist.append(shopping)#addinputtothelist printmylist#atthispointyourlistcontainsthe5thingsenteredbyuser Share Follow editedMay1,2016at2:58 answeredMay1,2016at2:46 BahromBahrom 4,5822929silverbadges4040bronzebadges 2 xrange(5)orrange(5).Itstartsat0butitendsat4. – KlausD. May1,2016at2:54 @KlausD.you'reright,sorryI'msomewhatslowtonight. – Bahrom May1,2016at3:01 Addacomment  |  2 Thisismywayofstoringinputintoalist: list=[] i=1 whilei<6: a=input("Pleaseenter"+str(i)+"list:") list.append(a) i+=1 print(list) Share Follow editedJan5,2020at2:40 answeredJan5,2020at2:33 jadjad93hehejadjad93hehe 2122bronzebadges 1 1 whywouldyouusewhilewithi+=1insteadofforandrange? – njzk2 Jan5,2020at2:33 Addacomment  |  YourAnswer ThanksforcontributingananswertoStackOverflow!Pleasebesuretoanswerthequestion.Providedetailsandshareyourresearch!Butavoid…Askingforhelp,clarification,orrespondingtootheranswers.Makingstatementsbasedonopinion;backthemupwithreferencesorpersonalexperience.Tolearnmore,seeourtipsonwritinggreatanswers. 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