FAQ: Exploring Data with Python - Lists

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This community-built FAQ covers the “Lists” exercise from the lesson “Exploring Data with Python”.

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[Beta] Getting Started with Python for Data Science

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Why would someone need to modify an entry with

product_categories[1] = ‘desktops’

instead of just altering the string in the list variable?

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I can understand the confusion with this beta thing. The instructions and examples on the left side don’t match with what one is asked to do in the jupyter notebook on the right side. Why one would import pandas as pd and then pandas commands as list items is beyond me. :thinking:
It’s weird. But, I digress.

With this specific example, you’re updating that particular index item in the list, product_categories = ['laptops','desktop computers','tablets']

product_categories[1] = ‘desktops’

so it will be,
product_categories = ['laptops','desktops','tablets']

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I think I just really didn’t understand why this is needed when you can just amend the item yourself in the original list - but this makes sense. Thank you :slight_smile:

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I should have added, it’s really just a shorthand way of updating items in a list, rather than updating the original list itself every time.

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yeah i can understand it’s probably easier especially if you’re dealing with huge lists of data.

thanks for your help

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