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# Merge List Extend

#### Sourcery refactoring id: `merge-list-extend`

#### Description:

Create the list with values instead of creating an empty list and extending it
with another list

#### Before:

```python
hats_i_own = []
hats_i_own.extend(["panama, baseball_cap, bowler"])
```

#### After:

```python
hats_i_own = ["panama", "baseball_cap", "bowler"]
```

#### Explanation:

When declaring a list with values it is much clearer to do so on one line rather
than declaring an empty list and then extending it with values.