Array Insertion at End in DSA Python - Build from Scratch

Array Insertion at End

📖 Scenario: You are managing a list of daily tasks. Each day, you add a new task to the end of your list to keep track of what you need to do.

🎯 Goal: Build a simple program that starts with a list of tasks and adds a new task to the end of the list.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a list called tasks with the exact values 'Read', 'Write', 'Exercise'

Create a variable called new_task with the exact value 'Cook'

Add the new_task to the end of the tasks list using the append() method

Print the tasks list after insertion

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Lists are used everywhere to keep track of things like tasks, shopping items, or contacts. Adding items to the end is a common operation.

💼 Career

Understanding how to manage lists and add items is a basic skill for programming jobs, especially in data handling and user interface development.

1

Create the initial list of tasks

Create a list called tasks with these exact values: 'Read', 'Write', 'Exercise'

DSA Python

# Create the list called tasks with the given values
# Your code here

Hint

Use square brackets [] to create a list and separate items with commas.

2

Create the new task variable

Create a variable called new_task and set it to the string 'Cook'

DSA Python

tasks = ['Read', 'Write', 'Exercise']
# Create the variable new_task with value 'Cook'
# Your code here

Hint

Use the assignment operator = to set the variable.

3

Add the new task to the end of the list

Use the append() method on the tasks list to add the new_task at the end

DSA Python

tasks = ['Read', 'Write', 'Exercise']
new_task = 'Cook'
# Add new_task to the end of tasks
# Your code here

Hint

Call append() on the list with the new item inside the parentheses.

4

Print the updated list

Print the tasks list to show the updated tasks after adding the new task

DSA Python

tasks = ['Read', 'Write', 'Exercise']
new_task = 'Cook'
tasks.append(new_task)
# Print the tasks list
# Your code here

Hint

Use the print() function to display the list.