Python Add and Remove Elements From List

Python program to add or remove elements from list; Through this tutorial, i am going to show you how to remove or add items or elements from list in python.

How to add and remove items from a list in Python

You can use append and pop() method to add or remove elements or item from list in python:

• Python List append() Method
• Python List pop() Method

Python List append() Method

This method is used to add/append an object (which will be passed in method as parameter) to the list.

Syntax:

 list.append(element)

How to add items from a list in Python

See the following python program to add items or elements using append method; as shown below:

# Declaring a list with integer and string elements
list = [10, 20, 30, "Bombay", "Pune"]
# printing list
print("List elements are: ", list)
# adding elements 
list.append (40)
list.append (50)
list.append ("Kolkata")
# printing list after adding elements
print("List elements: ", list)

After executing the program, the output will be:

List elements are:  [10, 20, 30, 'Bombay', 'Pune']
List elements:  [10, 20, 30, 'Bombay', 'Pune', 40, 50, 'Kolkata']

Python List pop() Method

This method is used to remove/pop an object from the list.

Syntax:

 list.pop()

How to remove items from a list in Python

See the following python program to remove items from a list ; as shown below:

# Declaring a list with integer and string elements
list = [10, 20, 30, "Bombay", "Pune"]
# printing list
print("List elements are: ", list)
# adding elements 
list.append (40)
list.append (50)
list.append ("Kolkata")
# printing list after adding elements
print("List elements: ", list)
# removing elements
list.pop();
# printing list
print("List elements: ", list)

After executing the program, the output will be:

List elements are:  [10, 20, 30, 'Bombay', 'Pune']
List elements:  [10, 20, 30, 'Bombay', 'Pune', 40, 50, 'Kolkata']
List elements:  [10, 20, 30, 'Bombay', 'Pune', 40, 50]

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