# I can't find a method

**URL:** <https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-find-a-method/15944>\
**Category:** Python\
**Created:** [October 19, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-find-a-method/15944 "2022-10-19T16:41:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![siramsden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@siramsden](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/siramsden)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-find-a-method/15944/1 "2022-10-19T16:41:37Z")

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I created a list. Then I typed the name of the list followed by a dot. I expected all the methods in that list object to be displayed. They weren’t. Is there something i have to do to access an objects methods?  
The detail is as follows:  
Here’s my line defining the list:  
letters = (“a”, “b”, “c”)  
Here’s my line expecting the methods for the list to be displayed for me to choose one  
letters.  
Specifically, I wanted to use the ‘append’ method, which Mosh said would be offered to me, but which wasn’t.  
Please help.  
Thanks and have a nice day  
Simon

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**Author:** ![MTownsend](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.codewithmosh.com/mtownsend/32/6311_2.png) [@MTownsend](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/MTownsend)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-find-a-method/15944/2 "2022-10-19T19:19:51Z")

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what you typed is a tuple literal. Tuples are immutable, which means they can not change. If you are wanting a list then replace the following and see if the methods you are looking for come up in intellisense.

```python
letters = ("a", "b", "c") 

```

for

```python
letters = ["a", "b", "c"]

```

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**Author:** ![siramsden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@siramsden](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/siramsden)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-find-a-method/15944/3 "2022-10-23T14:06:20Z")

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Thanks so much for your help, hope yr day is really great … or even better.