Python – Remove List Items

Remove Specified Item

The remove() method removes the specified item.

Example

Remove “banana”:

thislist = [“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”]
thislist.remove(“banana”)
print(thislist)

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Remove Specified Index

The pop() method removes the specified
index.

Example

Remove the second item:

thislist = [“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”]
thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)

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If you do not specify the index, the pop() method removes the last item.

Example

Remove the last item:

thislist = [“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”]
thislist.pop()
print(thislist)

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The del keyword also removes the specified
index:

Example

Remove the first item:

thislist = [“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”]
del
thislist[0]
print(thislist)

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The del keyword can also delete the list completely.

Example

Delete the entire list:

thislist = [“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”]
del
thislist

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Clear the List

The clear() method empties the list.

The list still remains, but it has no content.

Example

Clear the list content:

thislist = [“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”]
thislist.clear()
print(thislist)

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