The format() method takes the passed arguments, formats them, and
places them in the string where the placeholders {} are:
Example
Use the format() method to insert numbers into strings:
age = 36
txt = "My name is John, and I am {}"
print(txt.format(age))
List Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on lists.
Method Description
append() Adds an element at the end of the list
clear() Removes all the elements from the list
copy() Returns a copy of the list
count() Returns the number of elements with the specified value
extend() Add the elements of a list (or any iterable), to the end of the current l
index() Returns the index of the first element with the specified value
insert() Adds an element at the specified position
pop() Removes the element at the specified position
remove() Removes the item with the specified value
reverse() Reverses the order of the list
sort() Sorts the list
Set Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on sets.
Method Description
add() Adds an element to the set
clear() Removes all the elements from t
copy() Returns a copy of the set
difference() Returns a set containing the diff
between two or more sets
difference_update() Removes the items in this set th
included in another, specified se
discard() Remove the specified item
intersection() Returns a set, that is the interse
other sets
intersection_update() Removes the items in this set th
present in other, specified set(s)
isdisjoint() Returns whether two sets have a
or not
issubset() Returns whether another set con
or not
issuperset() Returns whether this set contain
or not
pop() Removes an element from the se
remove() Removes the specified element
symmetric_difference() Returns a set with the symmetri
Differences of two sets
symmetric_difference_update() inserts the symmetric difference
this set and another
union() Return a set containing the unio
update() Update the set with the union of
others
Dictionary Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on dictionaries.
Method Description
clear() Removes all the elements from the dictionary
copy() Returns a copy of the dictionary
fromkeys() Returns a dictionary with the specified keys and values
get() Returns the value of the specified key
items() Returns a list containing the a tuple for each key value pair
keys() Returns a list containing the dictionary's keys
pop() Removes the element with the specified key
popitem() Removes the last inserted key-value pair
setdefault() Returns the value of the specified key. If the key does not exist: in
the key, with the specified value
update() Updates the dictionary with the specified key-value pairs
values() Returns a list of all the values in the dictionary