List Functions

Prof. Ryan Paul Obligar

Learning outcomes:
- To simulate the basic structure of python list.
- To enumerate the methods under python list.
- To perform list slicing commands
- To apply basic list methods in some machine problems.

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Python Lists
“In Python programming, a list is created
by placing all the items (elements) inside
square brackets [ ] , separated by
commas.”
Source: programiz.com

Source: pybloggers.com
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Basic Python list declaration
#Empty list
myList = []

#Empty list with initial size

myListSize = []*5

#List of integers
myListInt = [2, 5, 8]

#List of String
myListName = [“mark”, “jen”, “may”]

#List of mixed data types

myListMix = [7, “Hello”, 2.8]
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Source: programiz.com
Displaying list contents and indexing
import os;
os.system('cls');

myList = ["alice", "bob", "charlie", "dylan", "eve", "frank"]

#displaying all lists contents
print ("Names: ", myList)
#displaying using index
print ("\nPlease step forward", myList[4])
print ("\nYou are fired!", myList[1])

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 List using negative index
import os;
os.system('cls');

myList = ["alice", "bob", "charlie", "dylan", "eve", "frank"]

#displaying all lists contents
print ("Names: ", myList)
#displaying using negative index
print ("\nPlease step forward", myList[-3])
print ("\nYou are fired!", myList[-6])

Source: railsware.com

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Slicing a list
myList = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j"]
print ("Output1: ", myList[1:6])
print ("Output2: ", myList[0:4])
print ("Output3: ", myList[1:8:2]) To access a range of items in a list, you
print ("Output4: ", myList[0:9:3]) need to slice a list. One way to do this is
print ("Output5: ", myList[8:4:-1]) to use the simple slicing operator :
print ("Output6: ", myList[9:1:-2])
print ("Output7: ", myList[-6:-2])
print ("Output8: ", myList[7:3]) With this operator you can specify where
print ("Output9: ", myList[-2:-5]) to start the slicing, where to end and
print ("Output10: ", myList[-2:-5:-1]) specify the step.
print ("Output11: ", myList[:6])
print ("Output12: ", myList[3:])
print ("Output13: ", myList[:7:2]) myList=[start:stop:step]
print ("Output14: ", myList[4::2])
print ("Output15: ", myList[:]) start = start index position
print ("Output16: ", myList[::]) stop = ending index position
print ("Output17: ", myList[::3])
print ("Output18: ", myList[::-1]) Step = increment (optional)
print ("Output19: ", myList[::-2])
print ("Output20: ", myList[4::-1])
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Slicing a list
#------------0----1----2----3----4----5----6---7----8---9 positive indexes
myList = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j"]
#----------10----9----8----7----6----5----4---3----2---1 negative indexes
print ("Output1: ", myList[1:6])
print ("Output2: ", myList[0:4])
print ("Output3: ", myList[1:8:2])
print ("Output4: ", myList[0:9:3])
print ("Output5: ", myList[8:4:-1])
print ("Output6: ", myList[9:1:-2])
print ("Output7: ", myList[-6:-2])
print ("Output8: ", myList[7:3])
print ("Output9: ", myList[-2:-5])
print ("Output10: ", myList[-2:-5:-1])
print ("Output11: ", myList[:6])
print ("Output12: ", myList[3:])
print ("Output13: ", myList[:7:2])
print ("Output14: ", myList[4::2])
print ("Output15: ", myList[:])
print ("Output16: ", myList[::])
print ("Output17: ", myList[::3])
print ("Output18: ", myList[::-1])
print ("Output19: ", myList[::-2])
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print ("Output20: ", myList[4::-1])
List Methods
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 list

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 first item with the specified value

reverse() Reverses the order of the list

sort() Sorts the list
Source: w3schools.com 9
List Methods
Method Syntax
append() list.append(elmnt)
clear() list.clear()
copy() list.copy()
count() list.count(value)

extend() list.extend(iterable)

index() list.index(elmnt)

insert() list.insert(pos, elmnt)

pop() list.pop(pos)

remove() list.remove(elmnt)

reverse() list.reverse()
sort() list.sort()

Source: w3schools.com 10
List method examples:
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] fruits = ["apple", "banana","cherry", "durian"]
fruits.append("durian") x = fruits.copy()
print (fruits) print (fruits)
print (x)
Output:
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'durian'] Output:
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'durian']
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'durian']
a = ["apple", "banana“, "cherry"]
b = ["durian", "egg", "flower"]
a.append(b) fruits = ["apple", "banana","cherry", "durian"]
print (a) fruits.clear()
print (fruits)
Output:
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', ['durian', 'egg', 'flower']] Output:
[]

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 fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "durian"]
List method examples: fruits.insert(2, "berry")
print(fruits)

Output:
points = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 4, 3, 1, 3] ['apple', 'banana', 'berry', 'cherry', 'durian']
x = points.count(3)
print(x) fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "durian"]
fruits.pop(1)
Output: print(fruits)
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points = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g"] names = ["bryan", "romel", "carl", "mark"]
x = points.index("c") names.pop(2)
print(x) print (names)
Output: ['bryan', 'romel', 'mark']
Output:
2 insect = ["ant", "bee", "fly", "spider"]
insect.pop()
print(insect)
Output: ['ant', 'bee', 'fly'] 12
List method examples:
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "durian"] names = ["julia", "sadie", "michelle", "anna", "rita"]
fruits.remove(cherry) names.sort()
print(fruits) print (names)
Output: ['apple', 'banana', 'durian'] Output: ['anna', 'julia', 'michelle', 'rita', 'sadie']

names = ["ann", "bob", "cap", "bob", "dear"] points = [3, 6, 1, 8, 9, 2]

names.remove("bob") points.sort()
print (names) print(points)
Output: ['ann', 'cap', 'bob', 'dear'] Output: [1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9]

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "durian"]

fruits.reverse()
print(fruits)

Output:
['durian', 'cherry', 'banana', 'apple']
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