#an empty list
empty_list=[]

#a list of strings
str_list=['this', 'is', 'a', 'list']

# a list of integers
int_list=[1,2,3,4,5]

#a list of mixed type of items
mixed_list=['this', 1, 'is', 2, 'a', 3, 'mixed',4, 'list',5]

# to print the lists
print(empty_list)
print(str_list)
print(int_list)
print(mixed_list)