Flash cards
Review the key moves
What is the main idea behind Python - Remove List Items?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
Complete the missing token from the example code.
___ = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
Remove Specified Item
The remove() method removes the specified item.
Example
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:
Example
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "banana", "kiwi"]
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)Remove Specified Index
The pop() method removes the specified index.
Example
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)If you do not specify the index, the pop() method removes the last item.
Example
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.pop()
print(thislist)The del keyword also removes the specified index:
Example
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del
thislist[0]
print(thislist)The del keyword can also delete the list completely.
Example
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del
thislistClear the List
The clear() method empties the list.
The list still remains, but it has no content.
Example
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.clear()
print(thislist)