python reverse order of a list code example

Example 1: reverse list python

>>> the_list = [1,2,3]
>>> reversed_list = the_list.reverse()
>>> list(reversed_list)
[3,2,1]

OR

>>> the_list = [1,2,3]
>>> the_list[::-1]
[3,2,1]

Example 2: how to flip a list backwards in python

myList = [0,1,2,3,4,5]
myList.reverse()
print(myList)
#OR
print(myList[::-1])

Example 3: reverse element in a list in python 3

my_list = [1, 7, 9, 11, 12, 20]
# Reverse a list by using a slice
print(my_list[::-1])