inserting a list into a list (but not as a list)

[POINTS]

I am trying to insert a list into a list like this:

>>> x = [ 1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [ 2, 4, x , 5]
>>> y
[2, 4, [1, 2, 3], 5]

but what I really want is to have y = [2, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5]. What is the best way to do this?

[ilikepython]

I am trying to insert a list into a list like this:

>>> x = [ 1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [ 2, 4, x , 5]
>>> y
[2, 4, [1, 2, 3], 5]

but what I really want is to have y = [2, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5]. What is the best way to do this?

You can try list concatenation.

>>> x = [1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [2, 4] + x + [5]
>>> y
[2, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5]
 

[ilikepython]

You can try list concatenation.

>>> x = [1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [2, 4] + x + [5]
>>> y
[2, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5]
 

You can also use map:

>>> x = [1,  2, 3]
>>> y = [2, 4]
>>> map(y.append, x)
>>> y
[2, 4, 1, 2, 3]
 

[POINTS]

thanks guys, those are great solutions!

[bvdet]

I am trying to insert a list into a list like this:

>>> x = [ 1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [ 2, 4, x , 5]
>>> y
[2, 4, [1, 2, 3], 5]

but what I really want is to have y = [2, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5]. What is the best way to do this?

Here is one way:

>>> x = [1,2,3]
>>> y = [2,4,5]
>>> [y.insert(i+2, item) for i,item in enumerate(x)]
[None, None, None]
>>> y
[2, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5]
>>>