Python - Remove List Items
Remove Specified Item
Theremove() method removes the specified item.
Example
Remove "banana":
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)
Try it Yourself »thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)
If there are more than one item with the specified value, theremove() method removes the first occurrence:
Example
Remove the first occurrence of "banana":
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "banana", "kiwi"]
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)
Try it Yourself »thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)
Remove Specified Index
Thepop() method removes the specified index.
Example
Remove the second item:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)
Try it Yourself »thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)
If you do not specify the index, thepop() method removes the last item.
Example
Remove the last item:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.pop()
print(thislist)
Try it Yourself »thislist.pop()
print(thislist)
Thedel keyword also removes the specified index:
Example
Remove the first item:
thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
delthislist[0]
print(thislist)
Try it Yourself »delthislist[0]
print(thislist)
Thedel keyword can also delete the list completely.
Clear the List
Theclear() 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)
Try it Yourself »thislist.clear()
print(thislist)
