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Getting Help With Python
You can use the help() function to get information about Python objects, modules, functions, classes, and methods.
For example:
help(list)
Outputs:
Python 3.11.4 (tags/v3.11.4:d2340ef, Jun 7 2023, 05:45:37) [MSC v.1934 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information. help(list) Help on class list in module builtins: class list(object) | list(iterable=(), /) | | Built-in mutable sequence. | | If no argument is given, the constructor creates a new empty list. | The argument must be an iterable if specified. | | Methods defined here: | | __add__(self, value, /) | Return self+value. | | __contains__(self, key, /) | Return key in self. | | __delitem__(self, key, /) | Delete self[key]. | | __eq__(self, value, /) | Return self==value. | | __ge__(self, value, /) | Return self>=value. | | __getattribute__(self, name, /) | Return getattr(self, name). | | __getitem__(...) | x.__getitem__(y) <==> x[y] | | __gt__(self, value, /) | Return self>value. | | __iadd__(self, value, /) | Implement self+=value. | | __imul__(self, value, /) | Implement self*=value. | | __init__(self, /, *args, **kwargs) | Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature. | | __iter__(self, /) | Implement iter(self). | | __le__(self, value, /) | Return self<=value. | | __len__(self, /) | Return len(self). | | __lt__(self, value, /) | Return self<value. | | __mul__(self, value, /) | Return self*value. | | __ne__(self, value, /) | Return self!=value. | | __repr__(self, /) | Return repr(self). | | __reversed__(self, /) | Return a reverse iterator over the list. | | __rmul__(self, value, /) | Return value*self. | | __setitem__(self, key, value, /) | Set self[key] to value. | | __sizeof__(self, /) | Return the size of the list in memory, in bytes. | | append(self, object, /) | Append object to the end of the list. | | clear(self, /) | Remove all items from list. | | copy(self, /) | Return a shallow copy of the list. | | count(self, value, /) | Return number of occurrences of value. | | extend(self, iterable, /) | Extend list by appending elements from the iterable. | | index(self, value, start=0, stop=9223372036854775807, /) | Return first index of value. | | Raises ValueError if the value is not present. | | insert(self, index, object, /) | Insert object before index. | | pop(self, index=-1, /) | Remove and return item at index (default last). | | Raises IndexError if list is empty or index is out of range. | | remove(self, value, /) | Remove first occurrence of value. | | Raises ValueError if the value is not present. | | reverse(self, /) | Reverse *IN PLACE*. | | sort(self, /, *, key=None, reverse=False) | Sort the list in ascending order and return None. | | The sort is in-place (i.e. the list itself is modified) and stable (i.e. the | order of two equal elements is maintained). | | If a key function is given, apply it once to each list item and sort them, | ascending or descending, according to their function values. | | The reverse flag can be set to sort in descending order. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Class methods defined here: | | __class_getitem__(...) from builtins.type | See PEP 585 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Static methods defined here: | | __new__(*args, **kwargs) from builtins.type | Create and return a new object. See help(type) for accurate signature. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Data and other attributes defined here: | | __hash__ = None
To read .add(self,value /)
This reads like list1.add(list2)
Example:
list1 = [1,2,3,4,5] list2 = [6,7,8,9] result = list1.__add__(list2) result output: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]