How to add a float to a list in Python

Add a float to a list in Python #

Use the list.append() method to add a float to a list in Python, e.g. my_list.append(3.3). The list.append() method adds an item to the end of the list.

main.py

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my_list = [1.1, 2.2]

my_list.append(3.3)
print(my_list)  # 👉️ [1.1, 2.2, 3.3]


my_list.extend([4.4, 5.5])
print(my_list)  # 👉️ [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5]

my_list.insert(0, 9.9)
print(my_list)  # 👉️ [9.9, 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5]

The first example uses the list.append method to add a float to the end of the list.

If you need to add a range of floating-point numbers to a list, use the range() class.

main.py

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my_list = []

for i in range(1, 5):
    my_list.append(i + 0.1)


print(my_list) # 👉️ [1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1]

The range class is commonly used for looping a specific number of times in for loops and takes the following parameters:

Name	Description
`start`	An integer representing the start of the range (defaults to `0`)
`stop`	Go up to, but not including the provided integer
`step`	Range will consist of every N numbers from `start` to `stop` (defaults to `1`)

If you need to add multiple floating-point numbers to a list, use the list.extend() method.

main.py

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my_list = [1.1, 2.2]

my_list.extend([3.3, 4.4])
print(my_list)  # 👉️ [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]

The list.extend method takes an iterable (such as a list) and extends the list by appending all of the items from the iterable.

If you need to add a float at a specific position in a list, use the insert() method.

main.py

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my_list = [1.1, 2.2]

my_list.insert(0, 9.9)
print(my_list)  # 👉️ [9.9, 1.1, 2.2]

Indexes are zero-based in Python. In other words, the first item in the list has an index of 0.

The list.insert method inserts an item at a given position.

The method takes the following 2 parameters:

Name	Description
index	The index of the element before which to insert
item	The item to be inserted at the given index

You can also wrap the floating-point numbers you want to add to the list in square brackets to make them items of another list and use the addition (+) operator to combine the two lists.

main.py

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my_list = [1.1, 2.2]

float_1 = 3.3
float_2 = 4.4

new_list = my_list + [float_1, float_2]
print(new_list)  # 👉️ [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]

When the addition (+) operator is used with 2 lists, we get a new list that contains the items from the two lists.

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# 👇️ [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]
print([1.1, 2.2] + [3.3, 4.4])

Alternatively, you can use an asterisk * to unpack the list items into a new list that contains the floating-point numbers you want to add.

main.py

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my_list = [1.1, 2.2]

float_1 = 3.3
float_2 = 4.4

new_list = [*my_list, float_1, float_2]
print(new_list) # 👉️ [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]

The asterisk * unpacks the items of the list into the new list.

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How to add a float to a list in Python

Add a float to a list in Python #

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