>>> L = [1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham']
>>> L[0]
1
>>> L[1:4]
[2, 3, 'spam']
>>> L*3
[1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham', 1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham', 1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham']
>>> L + L
[1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham', 1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham']
>>> L
[1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham']
>>> len(L)
5
>>> 3 in L
True
>>> 
>>> 
>>> L[1:3]
[2, 3]
>>> L[1:3] = [100, 200, 300]
>>> L
[1, 100, 200, 300, 'spam', 'ham']
>>> L[1:3]
[100, 200]
>>> L[1:3] = []
>>> L
[1, 300, 'spam', 'ham']
>>> del L[1:3]
>>> L
[1, 'ham']
>>> L[1:1]=[2,3,'spam']
>>> L
[1, 2, 3, 'spam', 'ham']
>>> 

>>>
>>> def add(a,b):
	return a+b

>>> def sub(a,b):
	return a-b

>>> action = {0:add, 1:sub}
>>> action
{0: <function add at 0x00D5F530>, 1: <function sub at 0x00D5FF30>}
>>> action[0]
<function add at 0x00D5F530>
>>> add
<function add at 0x00D5F530>
>>> action[0](3,4)
7