Python NoneType object of __builtin__module

[larscordes]

Hi there,

I’m trying to do something extremely simple. I have a list and want to append a variable to it (in the middle of a for loop).

i = “c”
matchlist = [“a”,“b”]
i = str(i)
matchlist = matchlist.append(i)

I expected to get a list ‘matchlist’ with two records (‘a’ and ‘b’) in it and then append a new record ‘c’ to that list. However instead the list loses its type and the value comes up as ‘NoneType object of __builtin__ module’ (I’m using Spyder).

Any pointers on where I’m going wrong?

Many thanks.

[subramaniam02]

you dont have to do matchlist = matchlist.append(i)

matchlist is an array, so just append the element

reassigning matchlist = matchlist.append(i) will make matchlist as None because append method returns None

[larscordes]

Great thanks - very helpful!