How to to remove an element from an array or list

Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:16 p.m.

In Python, you can use the remove() function or the pop() function to remove an element from an array or list.

The remove() function can be used to remove a specific element, as shown below:

my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4]
my_list.remove(2) # remove element 2
print(my_list) # [1, 3, 4]

The pop() function can be used to remove an element by its index in the list, as shown below:

my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4]
my_list.pop(2) # remove element at index 2 (i.e., 3)
print(my_list) # [1, 2, 4]

If you don’t specify an index for pop(), it will remove the last element from the list by default.

Please note that these functions modify the original list, so use them with caution.

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