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Built-in Methods on List in Python

In Python, lists are commonly used data structures.


Lists have several built-in methods that allow you to
modify perform operations on them.
Here's five important list methods:
append(), clear(),copy(), count(),sort()

1.append()
The append() method is used to add an item to the
end of the list. It modifies the original list.
Syntax:
list name .append(element)
Example:
my_list=[1,2,3]
my_list.append(4)
print(my_list)
Output:
[1, 2, 3, 4]
2. clear()

The clear() method removes all elements from the


list, making it an empty list.
Syntax:
list.clear()
Example:
my_list=[1,2,3,4]
my_list.clear()
print(my_list)
Output:
[] #list items has been removed

3. copy()

The copy() method creates a shallow copy of the list.


Changes made to the copied list will not affect the
original list.

Syntax:
new_list = list.copy()
Example:
my_list=[1,2,3]
new_list=my_list.copy()
new_list.append(4)
print('OriginalList:',my_list)
print('Copied List:', new_list)
Output:
OriginalList:[1,2,3]
Copied List: [1, 2, 3, 4]

4. count()

The count() method returns the number of


occurrences of a specified element in the list.
Syntax:
count = list.count(element)
Example:
my_list=[1,2,2,3,4,2]
count_of_twos=my_list.count(2)
print(count_of_twos)
Output:
3
5. sort()

The sort() method sorts the elements of the list in


ascending order by default. It modifies the original
list. also sorting can be specified by
(ascending/descending) order by ‘key’ for custom
sorting.
Syntax:
list.sort(reverse=False, key=None)
Example 1 (Ascending Order):
my_list = [3, 1, 4, 2]
my_list.sort()
print(my_list)
Output:
[1, 2, 3, 4]
Example 2 (Descending Order):
my_list = [3, 1, 4, 2]
my_list.sort(reverse=True)
print(my_list)
Output:
[4, 3, 2, 1]

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