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Remove List Items

Learn all about Remove List Items in this comprehensive tutorial.

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Remove Specified Item

The remove() method removes the specified item.

python

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 occurrence:

python

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

The pop() method removes the specified index.

python

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)

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

python

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

The del keyword also removes the specified index:

python

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
  del
thislist[0]print(thislist)

The del keyword can also delete the list completely.

python

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

The clear() method empties the list.

The list still remains, but it has no content.

python

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

2 questions

Which of the following is true about Remove List Items?

It is strictly typedIt is evaluated at runtimeIt requires explicit memory managementIt is deprecated

What is the most common pitfall when working with Remove List Items?

SyntaxErrorIndentationErrorNameErrorTypeError

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