The *
operator can be applied between a list and an integer, to duplicate the list
the specified number of times.

Syntax

list * no_of_times_to_replicate

>>> numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4]
>>> numbers_twice = numbers * 2
>>> numbers_thrice = numbers * 3
>>> 
>>> numbers
[1, 2, 3, 4]
>>> 
>>> numbers_twice
[1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4]
>>> 
>>> numbers_thrice
[1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4]

Above snippet
demonstrates the use of the * operator for list replication.

numbers
= [1, 2, 3, 4]

This line
creates a list named numbers containing the elements 1, 2, 3, and 4.

numbers_twice
= numbers * 2

This line
replicates the numbers list two times. The * operator, when used with a list
and an integer, creates a new list by repeating the original list the number of
times specified by the integer. Here, numbers * 2 results in [1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2,
3, 4]. The list numbers is repeated twice, and this new list is assigned to the
variable numbers_twice.

numbers_thrice
= numbers * 3

Similarly,
this line replicates the numbers list three times. The expression numbers * 3
produces [1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4]. The original list is repeated
three times, and this new concatenated list is stored in the variable
numbers_thrice.

In summary, the * operator is used to create
larger lists by repeating the contents of an existing list a specified number
of times. This snippet demonstrates creating two new lists, one with the
elements of the original list repeated twice and the other repeated thrice.

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