List joining

[deatz]

from itertools import cycle
baskets = []
items = []
 
while basket := input("Basket: "):
    baskets.append([basket])
 
while item := input("Items: "):
    items.append(item)
 
# Poof! Magic happens!
    basket.append(item)
 
print(baskets)

I can't finish my inputs and get this:

Error:
C:\Users\david\PycharmProjects\pythonProject\venv\Scripts\python.exe E:\DropBoxFiles\Dropbox\Programming\Python\ittertools_v2.py 
Basket: a
Basket: b
Basket: c
Basket: 
Items: 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\DropBoxFiles\Dropbox\Programming\Python\ittertools_v2.py", line 12, in <module>
    basket.append(item)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'append'

Process finished with exit code 1

I'm using PyCharm, dunno if that makes a difference.

I appreciate all your help, it's frustrating that a seemingly simple task is wrecking my brain.