Python List
Methods and Operations
Python List
List in python is implemented to store the
sequence of various type of data.
A list can be defined as a collection of
values or items of different types.
The items in the list are separated with the
comma (,) and enclosed with the square
brackets [].
Example
L1 = [“bca", 102, “ajai"]
L2 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
L3 = [1, “hoshiar"]
List indexing and splitting
The indexing are processed in the same
way as it happens with the strings. The
elements of the list can be accessed by
using the slice [:] operator : .
The index starts from 0 and goes to length -
1. The first element of the list is stored at
the 0th index, the second element of the
list is stored at the 1st index, and so on.
Consider the following example.
List cont …
Unlike other languages, python provides
us the flexibility to use the negative
indexing also.
The negative indices are counted from
the right. The last element (right most)
of the list has the index -1, its adjacent
left element is present at the index -2
and so on until the left most element is
encountered
List cont …
Updating List values
Lists are the most versatile data structures
in python since they are immutable and
their values can be updated by using the
slice and assignment operator.
Python also provide us the append()
method which can be used to add values to
the string.
Consider the following example to update
the values inside the list.
List = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
print(List)
List[2] = 10; Output:
print(List)
[1,
List[1:3] = [89, 78]
2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
print(List) [1, 2, 10, 4, 5, 6]
[1, 89, 78, 4, 5,
6]
Python List copy() Method
Python copy() method copies the list and
returns the copied list. It does not take any
parameter and returns a list.
Signature
copy()
Python list copy() Method
# Creating a list
evenlist = [6,8,2,4] # int list
copylist = []
# Calling Method
copylist = evenlist.copy()
# Displaying result
print("Original list:",evenlist)
print("Copy list:",copylist)
Output:
Original list: [6, 8, 2, 4]
Copy list: [6, 8, 2, 4]
Python list copy() Method
# Creating a list
evenlist = [6,8,2,4] # int list
copylist = []
# Calling Method
copylist = evenlist[:] # Copy all the element
s
# Displaying result
print("Original list:",evenlist)
print("Copy list:",copylist)
Python List insert(i,x) Method
Python insert() method inserts the element at
the specified index in the list. The first
argument is the index of the element before
which to insert the element.
Signature
insert(i, x)
Parameters
i : index at which element would be inserted.
x : element to be inserted.
Python List insert() Method
Example 1
example to insert an element at 3 index of the list.
# Creating a list
list = ['1','2','3']
Output:
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l) 123
list.insert(3,4) After extending:
print("After extending:") 1234
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
# Python list insert() Method
# Creating a list
list = ['1','2','3']
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l) Output:
1 2 3 After inserting:
1 2 3 ['4', '5', '6']
list.insert(3,['4','5','6'])
print("After inserting:")
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
Python List pop() Method
Python pop() element removes an element
present at specified index from the list. It
returns the popped element.
Signature
pop([i])
Parameters
x : Element to be popped. It is optional.
# Python list pop() Method
# Creating a list
list = ['1','2','3']
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
list.pop(2)
print("After poping:")
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
Output:
1 2 3 After poping: 1 2
Python List remove(x) Method
Python remove() method removes the
first item from the list which is equal to
the passed value. It throws an error if the
item is not present in the list. Signature
and examples are described below.
Signature
remove(x)
Parameters
x : Element to be deleted.
List remove()
# Python list remove() Method
# Creating a list
list = ['1','2','3']
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
list.remove('2')
print("After removing:")
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
output
1 2 3 After removing: 1 3
Python List remove() Method
If list contains duplicate elements, the
method will remove only first occurred
element. See the example below.
Python list remove() Method
# Creating a list
list = ['1','2','3','2']
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
list.remove('2')
print("After removing:")
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
Output:
1 2 3 2 After removing: 1 3 2
Python List count() Method
Python count() method returns the
number of times element appears in the
list. If the element is not present in the list,
it returns 0. The examples and syntax is
described below.
Signature
count(x)
Parameters
x: element to be counted.
Python list count() Method
# Creating a list
apple = ['a','p','p','l','e']
# Method calling
count = apple.count('p')
# Displaying result
print("count of p :",count)
Python List sort() Method
Python sort() method sorts the list
elements. It also sorts the items into
descending and ascending order.
It takes an optional parameter 'reverse'
which sorts the list into descending order.
By default, list sorts the elements into
ascending order.
Python list sort() Method
# Creating a list
apple = ['a', 'p', 'p', 'l', 'e'] # Char list
even = [6,8,2,4] # int list
print(apple)
print(even)
# Calling Method
apple.sort()
even.sort()
# Displaying result
print("\nAfter Sorting:\n",apple)
print(even)
List sort
# Creating a list
even = [6,8,2,4] # int list
# Calling Method
#apple.sort()
even.sort(reverse=True) sort in reverse o
rder
# Displaying result
print(even)
Python List clear() Method
Python clear() method removes all the
elements from the list. It clear the list
completely and returns nothing. It does not
require any parameter and returns no
exception if the list is already empty.
Signature
clear()
Parameters
No parameter
# Python list clear() Method
# Creating a list
list = ['1','2','3']
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
list.clear()
print("After clearing:")
for l in list: # Iterating list
print(l)
Output:
1 2 3 After clearing:
