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Keshav Jindal
Keshav Jindal

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Append() function in Python.

1.What is Append function?
Append function is used to add a item at the end of the sequence if the condition is True.

Example1

subjects = ['Maths','Science','Physics']
subjects.append('Chemistry')
print(subjects)
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Explanation:
Statement 1:
subjects = ['Maths','Science','Physics']
Statement 2:
append functions is being used in Statement 2 So, 'Chemistry' will be added at the end of the sequence.
Final Output:
['Maths', 'Science', 'Physics', 'Chemistry']

Example 2

list1=['Mathematics', 'AI', 'Science','Political Science']
list2=[]
for i in list1:
 if 'a' in i:
    list2.append(i)
print(list2) 
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Explanation:
Iteration1:
"a" in 'Mathematics' , condition becomes True and it will be added at the end of list2.
Iteration1:
"a" in 'AI' , condition becomes FALSE and it will not be added in sequence.

Final output
['Mathematics', 'Political Science']

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