empty list lenght code example

Example 1: python list empty

my_list = list()
# Check if a list is empty by its length
if len(my_list) == 0:
    pass  # the list is empty
# Check if a list is empty by direct comparison (only works for lists)
if my_list == []:
    pass  # the list is empty
# Check if a list is empty by its type flexibility **preferred method**
if not my_list:
    pass  # the list is empty

Example 2: how to create an empty list of certain length in python

>>> l = [None] * 10
>>> l
[None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]