title: How to mimic Golang make() function in Python?
body: <p>I am trying to rewrite go code to python and I don't understand how the <code>make()</code> function in Golang works.</p>
  <p>As an example I have this code which I'm trying to rewrite to Python:</p>
  <pre><code>a = make([]string, 1)
  b = make([]int, 1)
  c = make(map[string]string)
  </code></pre>
  <p>Any help is appreciated.</p>