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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def List(self, name, initial=None):
 """The list datatype. :param name: The name of the list. :keyword initial: Initial contents of the list. See :class:`redish.types.List`. """

        return types.List(name, self.api, initial=initial)