how to remove everything but first item list python code example

Example 1: python remove first element from list

>>> l = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> l
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> l.pop(0)
1
>>> l
[2, 3, 4, 5]

Example 2: remove first member from list

# 0 is the member you want to remove
list.pop(0)