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16 - Python Lists

Lists are mutable ordered sequences that can hold items of any data type. Lists allow duplicates and indexing of items. Some key list methods include append() to add items, pop() or del to remove items by index, insert() to add an item at a specific index, extend() to add elements from another iterable object, and clear() to empty the list without deleting it.

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16 - Python Lists

Lists are mutable ordered sequences that can hold items of any data type. Lists allow duplicates and indexing of items. Some key list methods include append() to add items, pop() or del to remove items by index, insert() to add an item at a specific index, extend() to add elements from another iterable object, and clear() to empty the list without deleting it.

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Python Lists

List
• Lists are used to store multiple items in a single variable.
• Lists are one of 4 built-in data types in Python used to store
collections of data, the other 3 are Tuple, Set, and Dictionary, all with
different qualities and usage.
• Lists are created using square brackets:
• Create a List:
List Items
• List items are ordered, changeable, and allow duplicate values.
• List items are indexed, the first item has index [0], the second item
has index [1] etc.
Ordered
• When we say that lists are ordered, it means that the items have a
defined order, and that order will not change.
• If you add new items to a list, the new items will be placed at the end
of the list.
Changeable
• The list is changeable, meaning that we can change, add, and remove
items in a list after it has been created.
Allow Duplicates
• Since lists are indexed, lists can have items with the same value:
• Lists allow duplicate values:
List Length
• To determine how many items a list has, use the len() function:
• Print the number of items in the list:
List Items - Data Types
• List items can be of any data type:
• String, int and boolean data types:
List Items - Data Types
• A list can contain different data types:
• A list with strings, integers and boolean values:
type()
• From Python's perspective, lists are defined as objects with the data
type 'list’:

• What is the data type of a list?


The list() Constructor
• It is also possible to use the list() constructor when creating a new list.
• Using the list() constructor to make a List:
Access Items
• List items are indexed and you can access them by referring to the
index number:
• Print the second item of the list:
Negative Indexing
• Negative indexing means start from the end
• -1 refers to the last item, -2 refers to the second last item etc.
• Print the last item of the list:
Range of Indexes
• You can specify a range of indexes by specifying where to start and
where to end the range.
• When specifying a range, the return value will be a new list with the
specified items.
• Return the third, fourth, and fifth item:
• Note: The search will start at index 2 (included) and end at index 5
(not included).
Range of Indexes
• By leaving out the start value, the range will start at the first item:
• This example returns the items from the beginning to, but NOT
including, "kiwi":
Range of Indexes
• By leaving out the end value, the range will go on to the end of the
list:
• This example returns the items from "cherry" to the end:
Range of Negative Indexes
• Specify negative indexes if you want to start the search from the end
of the list:
• This example returns the items from "orange" (-4) to, but NOT
including "mango" (-1):
Check if Item Exists
• To determine if a specified item is present in a list use the in keyword:
• Check if "apple" is present in the list:
Change List Items
• Change Item Value
• To change the value of a specific item, refer to the index number:
• Change the second item:
Change a Range of Item Values
• Change the values "banana" and "cherry" with the values
"blackcurrant" and "watermelon":
Change a Range of Item Values
• If you insert more items than you replace, the new items will be
inserted where you specified, and the remaining items will move
accordingly:
• Change the second value by replacing it with two new values:
• Note: The length of the list will change when the number of items
inserted does not match the number of items replaced.
Change a Range of Item Values
• If you insert less items than you replace, the new items will be
inserted where you specified, and the remaining items will move
accordingly:
• Change the second and third value by replacing it with one value:
Insert Items
• To insert a new list item, without replacing any of the existing values,
we can use the insert() method.
• The insert() method inserts an item at the specified index:
• Insert "watermelon" as the third item:
• Note: As a result of the example above, the list will now contain 4
items.
Python - Add List Items
• Append Items
• To add an item to the end of the list, use the append() method:
• Using the append() method to append an item:
Insert Items
• To insert a list item at a specified index, use the insert() method.
• The insert() method inserts an item at the specified index:
• Insert an item as the second position:
• Note: As a result of the examples above, the lists will now contain 4
items.
Extend List
• To append elements from another list to the current list, use the
extend() method
• Add the elements of tropical to thislist:

• The elements will be added to the end of the list.


Add Any Iterable
• The extend() method does not have to append lists, you can add any
iterable object (tuples, sets, dictionaries etc.).
• Add elements of a tuple to a list:
Python - Remove List Items
• Remove Specified Item
• The remove() method removes the specified item.
• Remove "banana":
Remove Specified Index
• The pop() method removes the specified index.
• Remove the second item:
Remove Specified Index
• If you do not specify the index, the pop() method removes the last
item.
• Remove the last item:
Remove Specified Index
• The del keyword also removes the specified index:
• Remove the first item:
Remove Specified Index
• The del keyword can also delete the list completely.
• Delete the entire list:
Clear the List
• The clear() method empties the list.
• The list still remains, but it has no content.
• Clear the list content:

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