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Key Points:
A list is a collection of values stored in order -- that is, a list is an ordered group of items or elements
Lists can have elements of different types (not necessarily items of the same data type)
A list can have duplicate elements
It is not necessary to specify the size of the list when declared
The list can grow or shrink dynamically during runtime
List Creation
Create an empty list
>>> record = []
Create and initialize a list
>>> record = ['Gary', 25, 'Network Ct, Twin Peaks, WA 90201', 140.32, 'Hardhat Worker']
Initialize a list to a size with an initial value of any data type for each element.
eg.,
Create an array list containing 10 elements each initialized to zero
>>> array = [0]*10 >>> print array [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
Accessing Elements
Access or modify elements by their position. First element is at position (index) zero.
>>> print record ['Gary', 25, 'Network Ct, Twin Peaks, WA 90201', 140.32, 'Hardhat Worker'] >>> print record[4] Hardhat Worker >>> record[4] = 'Mailman'
Adding Elements
Add a single item to the end of a list with the help of append()
method. The item can be any data type or another list.
>>> record.append('925-93-2176')
Use insert()
method to add an item at a certain position in the list. First argument specifies the position.
>>> record.insert(1, 'Doe') >>> print record ['Gary', 'Doe', 25, 'Network Ct, Twin Peaks, WA 90201', 140.32, 'Mailman', '925-93-2176']
Combining Lists
One way is to add a list to another.
>>> record2 = ['John', 'Keats', 52] >>> record += record2 >>> print record ['Gary', 'Doe', 25, 'Network Ct, Twin Peaks, WA 90201', 140.32, 'Mailman', '925-93-2176', 'John', 'Keats', 52]
Another way is to use extend()
method combine one list with another.
>>> record3 = ['Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 46371', 'Senator'] >>> record.extend(record3) >>> print record ['Gary', 'Doe', 25, 'Network Ct, Twin Peaks, WA 90201', 140.32, 'Mailman', '925-93-2176', 'John', 'Keats', 52, 'Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 46371', 'Senator']
Removing Elements
pop()
method removes and returns the element from a specific position if the position was specified. Otherwise, last element of the list will be removed, and returned to the caller.
>>> record.pop() 'Senator' >>> record.pop(5) 'Mailman'
del list[idx]
is an alternative to calling list.pop(idx)
.
>>> del record[5] >>> print record ['Gary', 'Doe', 25, 'Network Ct, Twin Peaks, WA 90201', 140.32, '925-93-2176', 'John', 'Keats', 52, 'Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 46371']
remove()
method removes an element by value. In case of duplicates, this method removes only the first occurrence of the element.
>>> record.remove(52) >>> print record ['Gary', 'Doe', 25, 'Network Ct, Twin Peaks, WA 90201', 140.32, '925-93-2176', 'John', 'Keats', 'Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 46371']
List Size (length)
The built-in len()
method returns the length of a list.
>>> len(record) 9
Labels: Python List Quick+Overview
Previous playlists:
#1 #8 (50s, 60s and 70s) | #2 #3 #4 #5 (80s) | #6 #7 #9 (90s) | #11 #12 (00s) | #10 (Instrumental)
New category: "10s" (2010s) playlist. Audio & Widget courtesy: Spotify
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