List in Python

What is List?
 A Python list is a general purpose 1dimensional
container for variables.

 Variables in a list can be of any type at any

location, including other lists.

 Lists can change in size: elements can be added or

removed

 Python List values are accessible using its

reference and index
Making a List
 Lists are constructed with brackets [] and commas
separating every element in the list.

listName = [value1, value2]

 Example Program

my_list = [‘String’, 100, 2.2, 10>9]

List Indexing
 grab element from list through index. The index of first
value/element is always 0.

my_list = [‘String’, 100, 2.2, 10>9]

my_list[0] my_list[3]
List Slicing
 We can slice list with the used of colon [:]

 my_list[:1]

 my_list[1:]
List Functions
 len() – use to count list items
◦ len(my_list)

 append() - merely appends an element to the end of

a list: appends whole object at end:
◦ my_list.append([4,5])

 count() - takes in an element and returns the number

of times it occurs in your list
◦ my_list.count(4)

 extend - extends list by appending elements from

the iterable:
◦ my_list.extend([4,5])
List Functions
 index() - will return the index of whatever element is placed
as an argument. Note: If the element is not in the list an error
is raised.
◦ my_list(value)

 insert() - takes in two arguments:

insert(index,object). This method places the object at the
index supplied
◦ my_list.inset(2, ‘insert’)

 pop() - which allows us to "pop" off the last element of a list.

However, by passing an index position you can remove and
return a specific element.
◦ my_list.pop(index/default_last)
List Functions
 remove() - removes the first occurrence of a value
◦ my_list.remove(element/value_to_be_removed)

 reverse() - reverses a list. Note this occurs in place!Meaning

it affects your list permanently.
◦ my_list.reverse()

 sort() - method will sort your list in place:

◦ my_list.sort()
◦ my_list.sort(reverse=True)

 copy()- use to make an exact copy of list

◦ variable = my_list.copy()