title: Python list append automation
body: <p>I am looking to append i to list1 then list2 then list 3 and so on, I am using python</p>
  <pre><code>        for person in population_list: 
              counter = 0
              place = random.randint(1, 5)
              if person:
                  while counter &lt;= places:
                      if place == counter:
                          place{counter}.append(person)
              else:
                  pass
  </code></pre>