> Python 3 has removed the capability to create a list from a range.

That's incorrect. You can do `list(range(1,100,2))`. But generally, why create a list? range objects support many of the list APIs:

- iteration
- fast containment tests `x in range(1, 100, 2)`
- indexing (subscripts) and slicing
- reversal using a slice
- count and index methods


Range objects support the full sequence API, so why do you need to convert to a list?

    >>> from collections.abc import Sequence
    >>> isinstance(range(1, 100, 2), Sequence)
    True


For the unusual or rare cares where you do need a list, why do you need special syntax? Just call the list constructor.