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Python List Methods Cheat Sheet

The document provides a cheat sheet of common list methods in Python. It includes the method name, description, and example use for each of the following list methods: append(), clear(), copy(), count(), extend(), index(), insert(), pop(), remove(), reverse(), and sort(). The cheat sheet is intended to help users learn, code, and play with Python list methods through examples and explanations.

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Python List Methods Cheat Sheet

The document provides a cheat sheet of common list methods in Python. It includes the method name, description, and example use for each of the following list methods: append(), clear(), copy(), count(), extend(), index(), insert(), pop(), remove(), reverse(), and sort(). The cheat sheet is intended to help users learn, code, and play with Python list methods through examples and explanations.

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Python Cheat Sheet: List Methods 

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Method Description Example

lst.append(x) Appends element ​x​ to the list ​lst​. >>> l = []


>>> l.append(42)
>>> l.append(21)
[42, 21]

lst.clear() Removes all elements from the list >>> lst = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
lst–which becomes empty. >>> lst.clear()
[]

lst.copy() Returns a copy of the list ​lst​. Copies only >>> lst = [1, 2, 3]
the list, not the elements in the list (shallow >>> lst.copy()
[1, 2, 3]
copy).

lst.count(x) Counts the number of occurrences of >>> lst = [1, 2, 42, 2, 1, 42, 42]
element ​x​ in the list ​lst​. >>> lst.count(42)
3
>>> lst.count(2)
2

lst.extend(iter) Adds all elements of an iterable ​iter ​(e.g. >>> lst = [1, 2, 3]
another list) to the list ​lst​. >>> lst.extend([4, 5, 6])
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

lst.index(x) Returns the position (index) of the first >>> lst = ["Alice", 42, "Bob", 99]
occurrence of value ​x​ in the list ​lst​. >>> lst.index("Alice")
0
>>> lst.index(99, 1, 3)
ValueError: 99 is not in list

lst.insert(i, x) Inserts element ​x​ at position (index) i


​ ​ in >>> lst = [1, 2, 3, 4]
the list ​lst​. >>> lst.insert(3, 99)
[1, 2, 3, 99, 4]

lst.pop() Removes and returns the final element of >>> lst = [1, 2, 3]
the list ​lst​. >>> lst.pop()
3
>>> lst
[1, 2]

lst.remove(x) Removes and returns the first occurrence >>> lst = [1, 2, 99, 4, 99]
of element ​x​ in the list ​lst​. >>> lst.remove(99)
>>> lst
[1, 2, 4, 99]

lst.reverse() Reverses the order of elements in the list >>> lst = [1, 2, 3, 4]
lst​. >>> lst.reverse()
>>> lst
[4, 3, 2, 1]

lst.sort() Sorts the elements in the list ​lst​ in >>> lst = [88, 12, 42, 11, 2]
ascending order. >>> lst.sort()
# [2, 11, 12, 42, 88]
>>> lst.sort(key=lambda x: str(x)[0])
# [11, 12, 2, 42, 88]

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