code: def lpush(self, key, *args):
          
          redis_list = self._get_list(key, 'LPUSH', create=True)
  
          # Creates the list at this key if it doesn't exist, and appends args to its beginning
          args_reversed = [self._encode(arg) for arg in args]
          args_reversed.reverse()
          updated_list = args_reversed + redis_list
          self.redis[self._encode(key)] = updated_list
  
          # Return the length of the list after the push operation
          return len(updated_list)
docs: Emulate lpush.