--- title: 12+ Things I Regret Not Knowing Earlier About Python Lists description: Learn various useful techniques to handle Python lists effectively. Discover the power of the * operator for combining and unpacking lists, the difference... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/12-things-i-regret-not-knowing-earlier-about-python-lists-x6fhzandu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 12+ Things I Regret Not Knowing Earlier About Python Lists | daily.dev og:description: Learn various useful techniques to handle Python lists effectively. Discover the power of the * operator for combining and unpacking lists, the difference... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/12-things-i-regret-not-knowing-earlier-about-python-lists-x6fhzandu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/X6fHZAndu.png og:image:alt: 12+ Things I Regret Not Knowing Earlier About Python Lists og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 12+ Things I Regret Not Knowing Earlier About Python Lists **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 6 min read · 1235 upvotes · 43 comments ## Summary Learn various useful techniques to handle Python lists effectively. Discover the power of the * operator for combining and unpacking lists, the difference between .sort() and sorted(), and advanced methods like list comprehensions, .insert(), and .extend(). 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