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11-Python Lists

The document discusses various methods for modifying lists in Python, including removing items using remove(), pop(), and del; clearing the list with clear(); adding items by appending with append(), inserting with insert(), extending with other lists or iterables; and changing item values at an index or range of indices.

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11-Python Lists

The document discusses various methods for modifying lists in Python, including removing items using remove(), pop(), and del; clearing the list with clear(); adding items by appending with append(), inserting with insert(), extending with other lists or iterables; and changing item values at an index or range of indices.

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Python - Remove List Items

Remove Specified Item

The remove() method removes the specified item.

Remove "banana":
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)

If there are more than one item with the specified value, the remove() method removes the first
occurance:

Example

Remove the first occurance of "banana":


thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "banana", "kiwi"]
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)

Remove Specified Index

The pop() method removes the specified index.

Example

Remove the second item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)

If you do not specify the index, the pop() method removes the last item.

Example

Remove the last item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thislist.pop()
print(thislist)
The del keyword also removes the specified index:

Example

Remove the first item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


del thislist[0]
print(thislist)

The del keyword can also delete the list completely.

Example

Delete the entire list:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


del thislist

Clear the List

The clear() method empties the list.

The list still remains, but it has no content.

Example

Clear the list content:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thislist.clear()
print(thislist)

Python - Add List Items


Append Items

To add an item to the end of the list, use the append() method:

Example

Using the append() method to append an item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thislist.append("orange")
print(thislist)

Insert Items

To insert a list item at a specified index, use the insert() method.

The insert() method inserts an item at the specified index:


Example

Insert an item as the second position:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thislist.insert(1, "orange")
print(thislist)

Extend List

To append elements from another list to the current list, use the extend() method.

Example

Add the elements of tropical to thislist:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


tropical = ["mango", "pineapple", "papaya"]
thislist.extend(tropical)
print(thislist)

The elements will be added to the end of the list.

Add Any Iterable

The extend() method does not have to append lists, you can add any iterable object (tuples, sets,
dictionaries etc.).

Example

Add elements of a tuple to a list:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thistuple = ("kiwi", "orange")
thislist.extend(thistuple)
print(thislist)

Python - Change List Items

Change Item Value


To change the value of a specific item, refer to the index number:

Example

Change the second item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thislist[1] = "blackcurrant"
print(thislist)
Change a Range of Item Values
Example

Change the second value by replacing it with two new values:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]


thislist[1:2] = ["blackcurrant", "watermelon"]
print(thislist)

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