How to set a limit for a list?

Question

A = []
This list should only be able to contain 5 numbers, and one shouldnt be able to append more than that.

Answer 1

You can do this using loops
l = []
for i in range(5):
item = input()
l.append(item)
print(l)

Answer 2

when ever you will append a new element just check if the size is 5 or not... if yes then dont append....
simple

Answer 3

A `list` is mutable type AFAIK, there is a `frozenset` but it's more like a `set` than it is a `list`. Why not use a `tuple` which is immutable?

Answer 4

Ipang u mean with conditions when i’m appending new values inside a loop right?

Answer 5

Lol more like:

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empList = []
for i in range(0,20):
empList.append(i)
if len(empList) >= 6:
break
print(empList)
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#my list will stop adding stuff once the len is 5, so basically the limit is 5.

Answer 6

Ipang u cant add to a tuple can you?

Answer 7

No we can't, but isn't that the point? that it doesn't support item addition?

Answer 8

Ipang i just want a list that i can append 5 numbers to only not more. Not really a tuple, since i have to be able to append to it

Answer 9

Without your intervention (mitigation code) at the event of item addition, I don't know how it can be done. A `list` is a mutable type nonetheless.

Answer 10

Once you have 5 item in the list, convert it to a tuple.
Show your code so we can see how you intend to fill the list.

Answer 11

class List(list):
def append(self, item):
if len(self) < 5: # limited to 5 values/items
self.insert(len(self), item)

a = List()
for x in range(1, 20): # loops from 1 to 19
a.append(x) # see append method of List (limited to 5 values/item)

print(a)
a.append(10) # will not be appended.
print(a)