a=[1,2,3,4].reverse() - why "a" is None?

[Erik Max Francis]

Andre Engels wrote:
> The reverse function is a function to reverse the list in place, not a
> function to get the reverse of the list:
> 
> x = [1,2,3,4]
> y = x
> z = x.reverse()
> 
> will result in:
> 
> x = y = [4,3,2,1]
> z = None

.reverse returns None.  See the documentation.

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