Python shell not printing list, only printing <type 'list'> [closed]

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I have a really simple program in Python, but it's not printing out the list in the shell.

The program is:

list1 = [20]
print "list1 = ", list

def change(alist):
    alist.append(100)

change(list1)   
print "list1 = ", list

When I try it in shell, I get

>>> import test
list1 =  <type 'list'>
list1 =  <type 'list'>

How do I print out the actual values in the list?

Answer 1

you are printing the list type. To print list1, do:

print "list1 = ", list1