code snippet list python easiert form

Question

How do I write this code snippets easier or in one line?

dist=[]
for k in range(5):
    dist.append(k)
dist[0]="Apple"
print(dist)

Answer 1

Python 2.7 (works in Python 3+ as well):

>>> dist = ['Apple'] + [i for i in range(1,5)]
>>> dist
['Apple', 1, 2, 3, 4]

Answer 2

>>> dist = ['Apple', *range(1, 5)]
>>> dist
['Apple', 1, 2, 3, 4]