Never use list as a name. You overwrite built-in datatype list.
You should use 'extend' instead of 'append':
You should use 'extend' instead of 'append':
>>> lst = ['A -> B', 'C -> D', 'E -> F']
>>> new_list = []
>>> for item in lst:
... new_list.extend(item.split(' -> '))
...
>>> new_list
['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F']
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Da Bishop: There's a dead bishop on the landing. I don't know who keeps bringing them in here. ....but society is to blame.