tchakravarty · January 23, 2016 12:42
diff --git a/onthefly.py b/onthefly.py
 # http://chat.stackoverflow.com/transcript/message/28317173#28317173
 # the list() invocation creates a list but that is not assigned to the
 #   local namespace. append() changes it but does not return the 
 #   the original object which is now lost
 bar = list(range(0,8)).append(23)
 print(bar)

 # this breaks down the creation and the mutation into two
 foo = list(range(0,8))
 foo.append(23)
 print(foo)

 # to perform the creation and the mutation in one-go
 bar = list(range(0,8)) + 23
	# http://chat.stackoverflow.com/transcript/message/28317173#28317173
	# the list() invocation creates a list but that is not assigned to the
	# local namespace. append() changes it but does not return the
	# the original object which is now lost
	bar = list(range(0,8)).append(23)
	print(bar)

	# this breaks down the creation and the mutation into two
	foo = list(range(0,8))
	foo.append(23)
	print(foo)

	# to perform the creation and the mutation in one-go
	bar = list(range(0,8)) + 23