python - Why does [1].append(2) evaluate to None instead of [1,2]?

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Why does append() always return None in Python? [duplicate] (4 answers)

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Why does print [1].append(2) evaluate to None? I expect [1,2]

>>> print [1].append(2)
None

Answer 1

That's because append returns nothing (= None).

>>> print [1].append(2)
None

Answer 2

array.append doesn't return the array you appended to, it returns None.