Python – Remove List Items

1. What Does “Remove List Items” Mean?

Removing list items means deleting values from a list.

Python gives us many easy ways to remove items from a list.

2. Remove Item by Value (remove())

remove() deletes the first matching value from the list.

Example

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "orange"]

fruits.remove("banana")
print(fruits)

Output:

['apple', 'orange']

👉 If the value is not found, Python gives an error.

3. Remove Item by Index (pop())

pop() removes an item using its index.

Example

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "orange"]

fruits.pop(1)
print(fruits)

Output:

['apple', 'orange']

Remove Last Item

fruits.pop()
print(fruits)

4. Remove Item by Index (del)

del removes an item or even the full list.

Example

numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40]

del numbers[2]
print(numbers)

Output:

[10, 20, 40]

Delete Entire List

del numbers

5. Remove All Items (clear())

clear() removes all items but keeps the list.

Example

colors = ["red", "blue", "green"]

colors.clear()
print(colors)

Output:

[]

6. Remove Items Using Loop

Example

nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

for n in nums[:]:
if n % 2 == 0:
nums.remove(n)

print(nums)

7. Common Beginner Mistakes

❌ Removing Non-Existing Item

fruits.remove("mango")

✔ Fix:

if "mango" in fruits:
fruits.remove("mango")

❌ Modifying List While Looping

for n in nums:
nums.remove(n)

✔ Use copy: nums[:]

8. Simple Practice Examples

Example 1: Remove City

cities = ["Delhi", "Mumbai", "Kolkata"]
cities.remove("Mumbai")
print(cities)

Example 2: Remove Last Number

nums = [10, 20, 30]
nums.pop()
print(nums)

Example 3: Clear List

items = ["pen", "book"]
items.clear()
print(items)

9. Summary (Remove List Items)

remove() removes by value
pop() removes by index
del deletes item or list
clear() empties list
✔ Always check before removing

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