>>> l=[1,2,3]
>>> ll=map(lambda x: x+1, l[:-1])
>>> ll
[2, 3]
>>> ll.append(l[-1]*2)
>>> ll
[2, 3, 6]
>>> ll=map(lambda x: x+1, l[:-1]).append(l[-1]*2)
>>> ll
>>>
>>> l=[1,2,3]
>>> ll=map(lambda x: x+1, l[:-1])
>>> ll
[2, 3]
>>> ll.append(l[-1]*2)
>>> ll
[2, 3, 6]
>>> ll=map(lambda x: x+1, l[:-1]).append(l[-1]*2)
>>> ll
>>>