the most efficient method of adding elements to the list

[Erik Max Francis]

alf wrote:

> Would it be .append()? Does it reallocate te list with each apend?
> 
> l=[]
> for i in xrange(n):
>       l.append(i)

No, it doesn't.  It expands the capacity of the list if necessary.

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