How to delete element from list in python

In the python list we can delete an element by using three methods.

Delete element from list in python

1. pop()

We can use pop() function to remove item from list by index.

color = [ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Yellow’, ‘Black’ ]

color.pop(2)

print(color)

Output

[ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Black’ ]

If we do not pass the index in the pop() function then it will remove the last elements from the list.

color = [ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Yellow’, ‘Black’ ]

color.pop()

print(color)

Output

[ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Yellow’ ]

2. remove()

We can delete an element by using remove() function.

color = [ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Yellow’, ‘Black’ ]

print(color)

Output

color = [ ‘Red’, ‘Yellow’, ‘Black’ ]

3. del()

We can also use the del() function to remove elements from the python list. 

color = [ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Yellow’, ‘Black’ ]

color.del(3)

Output

color = [ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Yellow’ ]

To remove multiple elements from the python list we can use del() function

color = [ ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ‘Yellow’, ‘Black’, ‘Pink’ ]

del color[ 1:3]

print(color)

Output

[ ‘Red’, ‘Black’, ‘Pink’ ]

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