# ChapterLists/readList.py
"""
0 enter a name? ann
1 enter a name? dan
2 enter a name? ben
ann
dan
ben
anndanbenanndanben
List(type 2, 3, 4)? 2,3,4
LL = [2, 3, 4]
"""
def readList():
    L=input("\nList(type 2, 3, 4)? ") #list?  2,3,4
    # L = '2,3,4' 
    M = L.split(',') # becomes ['2', '3', '4']
    M = [int(x) for x in M]     # [2, 3, 4]
    return M

def main():
    L = [] # initailize empty list
    n = 3
    # get n strings from user and append them to the list
    for i in range( n ):
        name = input( str(i) +" enter a name? " )
        L.append( name )

    for x in L:           # BEST: no need to use index
        print(x)
        
    for i in range( n ):   # print list, one string at a time
        print(L[i],end="")
        
    for i in range(len(L)): # print by index
        print(L[i],end="")

    LL = readList() # reads the list as a sequnce of elements separated by comma
    print("LL=",LL)
    
main()