how to remove all elements from a list in python code example

Example 1: delete all elements in list python

mylist = [1, 2, 3, 4]
mylist.clear()

print(mylist)
# []

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: deleting a list in python

# deletes whole list
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del thislist

Example 4: python list remove all elements

l = [1,2,3,4]
l.clear()