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.
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Output:
👉 If the value is not found, Python gives an error.
3. Remove Item by Index (pop())
pop() removes an item using its index.
Example
Output:
Remove Last Item
4. Remove Item by Index (del)
del removes an item or even the full list.
Example
Output:
Delete Entire List
5. Remove All Items (clear())
clear() removes all items but keeps the list.
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Output:
6. Remove Items Using Loop
Example
7. Common Beginner Mistakes
❌ Removing Non-Existing Item
✔ Fix:
❌ Modifying List While Looping
✔ Use copy: nums[:]
8. Simple Practice Examples
Example 1: Remove City
Example 2: Remove Last Number
Example 3: Clear List
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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