# Please help I'm beginner

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/please-help-im-beginner/109198>\
**Category:** Python Help\
**Tags:** help\
**Created:** [September 23, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/please-help-im-beginner/109198 "2026-09-23T04:48:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bludingtonn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@Bludingtonn](https://discuss.python.org/u/Bludingtonn)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/please-help-im-beginner/109198/1 "2026-09-23T04:48:34Z")

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I am trying to use append command, and it doesnt work. Is this code written correctly?

cool\_list = “luisgamercool”, “flimflam”, “flamingo”

print(cool\_list)

cool\_list.append(“ok”)

print(cool\_list)

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**Author:** ![Andrew5057](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/andrew5057/32/35016_2.png) [@Andrew5057](https://discuss.python.org/u/Andrew5057)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/please-help-im-beginner/109198/2 "2026-09-23T05:28:03Z")

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Welcome to DPO! You need square brackets to make that a list:

```python
cool_list = ["luisgamercool", "flimflam", "flamingo"]

```

(Without the brackets, it’s a “tuple”, which you can’t append stuff to.)

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**Author:** ![Bludingtonn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@Bludingtonn](https://discuss.python.org/u/Bludingtonn)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/please-help-im-beginner/109198/3 "2026-09-23T11:14:44Z")

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Thank you so much, it worked.