list remove function code example

Example 1: python list .remove

a = [10, 20, 30, 20]
a.remove(20)
# a = [10, 30, 20]
# removed first instance of argument

Example 2: python how to remove elements from a list

# Basic syntax:
my_list.remove(element)

# Note, .remove(element) removes the first matching element it finds in
# 	the list.

# Example usage:
animals = ['cat', 'dog', 'rabbit', 'guinea pig', 'rabbit']
animals.remove('rabbit')
print(animals)
--> ['cat', 'dog', 'guinea pig', 'rabbit'] # Note only 1st instance of
#	rabbit was removed from the list. 

# Note, if you want to remove all instances of an element, convert the
#	list to a set and back to a list, and then run .remove(element)	E.g.:
animals = list(set['cat', 'dog', 'rabbit', 'guinea pig', 'rabbit']))
animals.remove('rabbit')
print(animals)
--> ['cat', 'dog', 'guinea pig']

Example 3: pytho. how to remove from a list

names = ['Boris', 'Steve', 'Phil', 'Archie']
names.pop(0) #removes Boris
names.remove('Steve') #removes Steve

Example 4: python remove

# the list.remove(object) method takes one argument 
# the object or element value you want to remove from the list
# it removes the first coccurence from the list

generic_list = [1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 8, 8, 8]

generic_list.remove(1)

# The Generic list will now be:
# [2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 8, 8, 8]

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