Python Data Structures Cheat Sheet

List
Package/
Description Code Example
Method

Syntax:

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1. list_name.append(element)
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append() The `append()` method is used to add an element to the end of a list.
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1. fruits = ["apple", "banana", "orange"]

2. fruits.append("mango") print(fruits)
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copy() The `copy()` method is used to create a shallow copy of a list.
1. my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

2. new_list = my_list.copy() print(new_list)

3. # Output: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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count() The `count()` method is used to count the number of occurrences of a specific element in a list in Python. Example:

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1. my_list = [1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 5, 2]

2. count = my_list.count(2) print(count)

3. # Output: 4
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A list is a built-in data type that represents an ordered and mutable collection of elements. Lists are
Creating a list 1. fruits = ["apple", "banana", "orange",
enclosed in square brackets [] and elements are separated by commas.
"mango"]
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The `del` statement is used to remove an element from list. `del` statement removes the element at the
del 1. my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
specified index.
2. del my_list[2] # Removes the element at

index 2 print(my_list)

3. # Output: [10, 20, 40, 50]

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extend() The `extend()` method is used to add multiple elements to a list. It takes an iterable (such as another list, Syntax:
tuple, or string) and appends each element of the iterable to the original list.
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1. list_name.extend(iterable)
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1. fruits = ["apple", "banana", "orange"]

2. more_fruits = ["mango", "grape"]

3. fruits.extend(more_fruits)

4. print(fruits)
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Indexing in a list allows you to access individual elements by their position. In Python, indexing starts from
Indexing 1. my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
0 for the first element and goes up to `length_of_list - 1`.
2. print(my_list[0])

3. # Output: 10 (accessing the first element)

4. print(my_list[-1])

5. # Output: 50 (accessing the last element

using negative indexing)

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insert() The `insert()` method is used to insert an element. Syntax:

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1. list_name.insert(index, element)
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1. my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

2. my_list.insert(2, 6)

3. print(my_list)
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Modifying a list You can use indexing to modify or assign new values to specific elements in the list. 1. my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

2. my_list[1] = 25 # Modifying the second

element

3. print(my_list)

4. # Output: [10, 25, 30, 40, 50]

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pop() `pop()` method is another way to remove an element from a list in Python. It removes and returns the Example 1:
element at the specified index. If you don't provide an index to the `pop()` method, it will remove and return
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1. my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

2. removed_element = my_list.pop(2) # Removes

and returns the element at index 2

3. print(removed_element)

4. # Output: 30

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6. print(my_list)

7. # Output: [10, 20, 40, 50]

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1. my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

2. removed_element = my_list.pop() # Removes

and returns the last element

3. print(removed_element)

4. # Output: 50

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6. print(my_list)
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To remove an element from a list. The `remove()` method removes the first occurrence of the specified
remove() 1. my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
value.
2. my_list.remove(30) # Removes the element

30

3. print(my_list)

4. # Output: [10, 20, 40, 50]

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reverse() The `reverse()` method is used to reverse the order of elements in a list
1. my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

2. my_list.reverse() print(my_list)

3. # Output: [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
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Slicing You can use slicing to access a range of elements from a list. Syntax:

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1. list_name[start:end:step]
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1. my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

2. print(my_list[1:4])

3. # Output: [2, 3, 4] (elements from index 1

to 3)

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5. print(my_list[:3])

6. # Output: [1, 2, 3] (elements from the

beginning up to index 2)

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8. print(my_list[2:])

9. # Output: [3, 4, 5] (elements from index 2

to the end)

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12. # Output: [1, 3, 5] (every second

element)
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1. my_list = [5, 2, 8, 1, 9]

2. my_list.sort()

3. print(my_list)

4. # Output: [1, 2, 5, 8, 9]
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The `sort()` method is used to sort the elements of a list in ascending order. If you want to sort the list in
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descending order, you can pass the `reverse=True` argument to the `sort()` method.

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1. my_list = [5, 2, 8, 1, 9]

2. my_list.sort(reverse=True)

3. print(my_list)

4. # Output: [9, 8, 5, 2, 1]
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Tuple
Package/ Description Code Example
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Syntax:

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1. tuple.count(value)
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The count() method for a tuple is used to count how many times a specified element appears
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in the tuple.
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1. fruits = ("apple", "banana", "apple", "orange")

2. print(fruits.count("apple")) #Counts the number of

times apple is found in tuple.

3. #Output: 2
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index() The index() method in a tuple is used to find the first occurrence of a specified value and Syntax:
returns its position (index). If the value is not found, it raises a ValueError.
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1. tuple.index(value)
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1. fruits = ("apple", "banana", "orange","apple")

2. print(fruits.index("apple")) #Returns the index

value at which apple is present.

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1. sum(tuple)
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The sum() function in Python can be used to calculate the sum of all elements in a tuple, 1. 1
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provided that the elements are numeric (integers or floats).
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1. numbers = (10, 20, 5, 30)

2. print(sum(numbers))

3. #Output: 65
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min() and max() Find the smallest (min()) or largest (max()) element in a tuple.
1. numbers = (10, 20, 5, 30)

2. print(min(numbers))

3. #Output: 5

4. print(max(numbers))
5. #Output: 30
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len() Get the number of elements in the tuple using len(). Syntax:
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1. len(tuple)
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1. fruits = ("apple", "banana", "orange")

2. print(len(fruits)) #Returns length of the tuple.

3. #Output: 3