All language subtitles for 7. List Types

Now you know three data types in Python, you know integers, you know strings, and you know floats.
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These are simple data types.
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We also have what is known as compound data types,
types that are made of different objects.
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And the list is a most popular one.
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So in a list you can actually store multiple objects.
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Let's suppose you are a teacher and you want to calculate the average grade of your students.
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So you use Python for that, and you need a data structure to store those values in Python.
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You need the proper type in Python to represent
the grades of your students.
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And list would be a good choice.
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Well let's create a list, store it in a variable
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as usual student grades equal to open square brackets, close square brackets so the objects
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now will go inside this syntax.
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So you saw that with integers you would use a number without quotes for strings to tell Python that
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that is a string you use double or single quotes and with lists you use these square brackets.
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So every type has its own syntax.
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So let's say [9.1, 8.8, 7.5 ].
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Those are the grades of your students.