add elemt to a list code example

Example 1: how to add item to a list python

my_list = []
item1 = "test1"
my_list.append(item1)

print(my_list) 
# prints the list ["test1"]

Example 2: how to add a new element to a list in python

#!/usr/bin/env python

# simple.py

nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

nums.append(6)