title: assigning a list in python
body: <pre><code>pt=[2]
  pt[0]=raw_input()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when i do this , and give an input suppose 1011 , it says list indexing error- " list assignment index out of range" . may i know why? i think i am not able to assign a list properly . how to assign an array of 2 elements in python then?</p>