text: #append(item) 
  #add to the end of a list
  myList = ['cheese', 'pickles', 'cucumbers', 'bananas']
  mylist.append('bacon')
  print(mylist)
  
  #insert(index, item) 
  #add item to a specific index in the list
  myList = ['cheese', 'pickles', 'cucumbers', 'bananas']
  mylist.insert(1, 'bacon')
  print(mylist)
  
  #remove(item) 
  #remove item from a list 
  #note: if the item appears multiple times in the list remove() deletes the first instance
  myList = ['cheese', 'pickles', 'cucumbers', 'bananas']
  mylist.remove('cheese')
  print(mylist)
  
  #del statement 
  #remove item at a specific index from list 
  #note: del myList[:] can be used to delete entire list
  myList = ['cheese', 'pickles', 'cucumbers', 'bananas']
  del myList[0]
  print(mylist)
  
  #sort() 
  #arranges list in ascending alphabetical OR numerical order 
  #note: cannot sort lists that have bost strings and numbers
  #note: uses "ASCIIbetical order", caps before lowercase (eg. AaBbCcDdEd....)
  myList = ['cheese', 'pickles', 'cucumbers', 'bananas']
  mylist.sort()
  print(mylist)
  
  #sort(reverse=True) 
  #arranges list in descending alphabetical OR numerical order 
  #note: cannot sort lists that have bost strings and numbers
  #note: uses "ASCIIbetical order", caps before lowercase (eg. AaBbCcDdEd....)
  myList = ['cheese', 'pickles', 'cucumbers', 'bananas']
  mylist.sort(reverse=True) 
  print(mylist)
  
  #sort(key=str.lower)
  #arranges list in descending alphabetical OR numerical order 
  #note: cannot sort lists that have bost strings and numbers
  #note: allows case insensitive alphabetical sort
  myList = ['cheese', 'pickles', 'cucumbers', 'bananas']
  mylist.sort(key=str.lower)
  print(mylist)
  