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    Python lists allow storing elements of different data types. Elements within a list can be accessed by index with indexes starting at 0. Common list operations include accessing/modifying elements, checking if an element exists, appending/inserting elements, sorting elements, and iterating over the list. Lists can be iterated over using for loops or while loops.

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    Python Lists

    Python Lists

    Python List is an ordered collection of elements and you can store objects of any datatype in the list.

    As Python List is an ordered collection, you can access the elements using index (position of the element in the
    element). Like in other programming languages like Java, C, C++, etc, the index starts from 0 until the
    number of items in the list.

    Python List

    elements 2 5 8 11 14 17

    index 0 1 2 3 4 5

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    Create an Empty List


    To create an empty list in Python, use list() constructor.

    aList = list()

    Or you can also use empty square brackets as shown below.

    aList = []

    Initialize a List in Python


    To initialize a list in Python, assign comma separated elements, enclosed in squared bracket to a variable.

    aList = [21, 'John', 541, 84.25, True]

    In addition, let us find out datatype of the variable aList programmatically using type() function.

    Python Program

    aList = [21, 'John', 541, 84.25, True]


    print(type(aList))

    Run the program, and Python interpreter shall print the datatype of aList to standard output.

    Output
    <class 'list'>

    Python List – Access Elements


    To access elements of a list in Python, use variable name followed by square brackets, and the index inside the
    square brackets. An example is provided below.

    element = aList[index]

    We already know that index starts from 0 . Therefore, aList[0] fetches first element of the list and aList[5]
    fetches 6th element in the list.

    Python Program

    aList = [21, 'John', 541, 84.25, True]

    element = aList[2]
    print(element)

    element = aList[4]
    print(element)

    Output

    541
    True

    aList[2] returns third element of the list and aList[4] returns fifth element of the list.

    Modify List Element


    You can change the value of element at a given index by assigning the value to the element using index.

    aList[index] = new_value

    In the following program, we shall modify the element present at the index 2.

    Python Program

    aList = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'orange', 'papaya']

    aList[2] = 'mango'

    for element in aList:


    print(element)

    Output
    apple
    banana
    mango
    orange
    papaya

    Is given element is present in List


    To check if given element is present in the Python list, you can use in keyword. The syntax to check if element
    is in list is

    element in aList

    The above expression returns a boolean value. True if element is present in the list and false if not.

    Python Program

    aList = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'orange', 'papaya']

    element = 'banana'
    if element in aList:
    print('The element is present in list.')
    else:
    print('The element is not present in list.')

    Output

    The element is present in list.

    Python List Length


    You can use len() function to get the length of the list. Pass the list as argument to len() builtin function, and it
    returns an integer.

    Python Program

    aList = [21, 541, 84.25]


    print(len(aList))

    Output

    Append Element to Python List


    list.append() function appends element to the end of the list.

    Python Program
    aList = [21, 53, 84]
    aList.append(96)
    print(aList)

    Output

    Insert Element in Python List


    list.insert(index, element) method inserts the element at specified index of the list. The index of elements that
    were originally present from that index are shifted right by one position.

    Python Program

    aList = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']

    aList.insert(2, 'mango')

    for element in aList:


    print(element)

    Output

    apple
    banana
    mango
    cherry

    Iterate over Python List Elements


    You can use any looping technique to iterate over elements of a Python list. Let us go through examples with
    each of the looping technique.

    In the following is a program, we will use Python For loop to iterate over list. We are just printing the element,
    buy you may write multiple statement to process or transform the list element.

    Python Program

    aList = [21, 53, 84]

    for element in aList:


    print(element)

    Output

    21
    53
    84
    In the following is a program, we will use Python While loop to iterate over list.

    Python Program

    aList = [21, 53, 84]

    index = 0
    while index < len(aList):
    print(aList[index])
    index += 1

    Output

    21
    53
    84

    Sort a Python List


    list.sort() function sorts the list in ascending order by default. You can specify to sort in descending order
    using ‘reverse’ attribute.

    In the following program, we will sort the list of numbers in ascending order.

    Python Program

    aList = [21, 53, 84, 5, 62]

    aList.sort()

    for element in aList:


    print(element)

    Output

    5
    21
    53
    62
    84

    In the following program, we will sort the list of numbers in descending order.

    Python Program

    aList = [21, 53, 84, 5, 62]

    aList.sort(reverse=True)

    for element in aList:


    print(element)
    Output

    84
    62
    53
    21
    5

    Python List Operations


    There are many operations that you could perform on a List. Following are some of them. A detailed
    explanation with example programs have been provided for the each of the below operations.

    Get length of Python List


    Iterate over Elements of Python List
    Python List While Loop
    Python List For Loop
    Append an element to Python List
    Add element at specific position in Python List
    Sorting a Python List
    Pop last element from Python List
    Delete specific element or item at given index from Python List
    Convert Tuple into a Python List
    Reverse a Python List

    Conclusion
    In this Python Tutorial, we learned about List in Python programming, how to access its elements and some of
    the operations that can be performed on a List.
    Python Programming

    ⊩ Python Tutorial

    ⊩ Install Python

    ⊩ Install Anaconda Python

    ⊩ Python HelloWorld Program

    ⊩ Python Variables

    ⊩ Python Variable Data Type Conversion

    ⊩ Python Comments

    Control Statements

    ⊩ Python If

    ⊩ Python If Else

    ⊩ Python While Loop

    ⊩ Python For Loop

    Python String

    ⊩ Python String Methods

    ⊩ Python String Length

    ⊩ Python String Replace

    ⊩ Python Split String

    ⊩ Python Count Occurrences of Sub-String

    ⊩ Python Sort List of Strings

    Functions

    ⊩ Python Functions

    ⊩ Python Builtin Functions

    Python Collections

    ⊩ Python List

    ⊩ Python Dictionary

    Advanced

    ⊩ Python Multithreading

    Useful Resources

    ⊩ Python Interview Questions

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