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Python Arrays

Arrays allow storing and accessing multiple values in a single variable. In Python, lists can be used as arrays. Elements within an array can be accessed by their index number and arrays have built-in methods for adding, removing, and modifying elements. Common array operations include accessing elements, finding the length of an array, looping through elements, and using methods like append(), pop(), and remove().

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Python Arrays

Arrays allow storing and accessing multiple values in a single variable. In Python, lists can be used as arrays. Elements within an array can be accessed by their index number and arrays have built-in methods for adding, removing, and modifying elements. Common array operations include accessing elements, finding the length of an array, looping through elements, and using methods like append(), pop(), and remove().

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Arrays

Note: This page shows you how to use LISTS as ARRAYS, however, to work with arrays in Python
you will have to import a library, like the NumPy library.

Arrays are used to store multiple values in one single variable:

Example
Create an array containing car names:

cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"]

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What is an Array?
An array is a special variable, which can hold more than one value at a time.

If you have a list of items (a list of car names, for example), storing the cars in single variables
could look like this:

car1 = "Ford"
car2 = "Volvo"
car3 = "BMW"

However, what if you want to loop through the cars and find a specific one? And what if you had
not 3 cars, but 300?

The solution is an array!

An array can hold many values under a single name, and you can access the values by referring to
an index number.

Access the Elements of an Array


You refer to an array element by referring to the index number.

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Example
Get the value of the first array item:

x = cars[0]

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Example
Modify the value of the first array item:

cars[0] = "Toyota"

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The Length of an Array


Use the len() method to return the length of an array (the number of elements in an array).

Example
Return the number of elements in the cars array:

x = len(cars)

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Note: The length of an array is always one more than the highest array index.

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Looping Array Elements


You can use the for in loop to loop through all the elements of an array.

Example
Print each item in the cars array:

for x in cars:
print(x)

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Adding Array Elements


You can use the append() method to add an element to an array.

Example
Add one more element to the cars array:

cars.append("Honda")

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Removing Array Elements


You can use the pop() method to remove an element from the array.

Example
Delete the second element of the cars array:

cars.pop(1)

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You can also use the remove() method to remove an element from the array.

Example
Delete the element that has the value "Volvo":

cars.remove("Volvo")

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Note: The list's remove() method only removes the first occurrence of the specified value.

Array Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on lists/arrays.

Method Description

append() Adds an element at the end of the list

clear() Removes all the elements from the list

copy() Returns a copy of the list

count() Returns the number of elements with the specified value

extend() Add the elements of a list (or any iterable), to the end of the current list

index() Returns the index of the first element with the specified value

insert() Adds an element at the specified position

pop() Removes the element at the specified position

remove() Removes the first item with the specified value

reverse() Reverses the order of the list

sort() Sorts the list

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