Introductory script for adding items to a list in Python.

lists.py

# some things we do with lists
userlist = [] # makes an empty list 

q = "n"
x = "a"

while q == "n":
	e = raw_input("Add an element: ")
	userlist.append(e)
	q = raw_input ("Do you want to quit? (y/n) > ")

print "\nThis is your list:"
print userlist

print '''\nNow, a new list. When you're done, type \"stop.\" '''

nextlist = [] # makes an empty list 

while x != "stop":
	x = raw_input("Add an element: ")
	nextlist.append(x)

print "\nThis is your new list:"
print nextlist
print "\nThis is your old list:"
print userlist, "\n"