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Creating linear lists

The most common way to create a linear list is to use the list operator (`[ ]`). You can also use the `list()` function to create a linear list.

To create a linear list, do one of the following:

| Place the list elements within the list operator (`[ ]`).
| Specify the list's elements as parameters of the `list()` function. (This function is useful when you use a keyboard that doesn't provide square brackets.)

In both cases, you use commas to separate items in the list.

For example, the following statements have the same effect; each statement creates a linear list of three names:

    set workerList = ["Bruno", "Heather", "Carlos"]
    set workerList = list("Bruno", "Heather", "Carlos")

To create an empty linear list:

Set the list to `[ ]`.