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List Operations in Python

The document provides a comprehensive overview of list operations in Python, including creating, accessing, modifying, and removing elements. It covers functions for checking membership, counting occurrences, sorting, and reversing lists, as well as list comprehensions and copying techniques. These operations equip users with essential tools for effectively manipulating lists.

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List Operations in Python

The document provides a comprehensive overview of list operations in Python, including creating, accessing, modifying, and removing elements. It covers functions for checking membership, counting occurrences, sorting, and reversing lists, as well as list comprehensions and copying techniques. These operations equip users with essential tools for effectively manipulating lists.

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List Operations in Python

Lists in Python are versatile and powerful data structures that support a wide range of operations.
Here’s a comprehensive overview of common list operations:

1. Creating Lists

empty_list = []
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
mixed_list = [1, "hello", 3.14, True]

2. Accessing Elements

 Indexing: Access elements by their index (0-based).

numbers[0] # Output: 1
mixed_list[1] # Output: "hello"

 Negative Indexing: Access elements from the end.

numbers[-1] # Output: 5
mixed_list[-2] # Output: 3.14

3. Slicing

numbers[1:4] # Output: [2, 3, 4]


mixed_list[:2] # Output: [1, "hello"]
mixed_list[2:] # Output: [3.14, True]

4. Modifying Lists

 Changing Elements:

numbers[0] = 10
mixed_list[1] = "world"

 Adding Elements:
o Append: Add a single element to the end.

[Link](6) # Output: [10, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

o Insert: Insert an element at a specific position.

[Link](1, 15) # Output: [10, 15, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

o Extend: Add multiple elements to the end.

[Link]([7, 8]) # Output: [10, 15, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]


5. Removing Elements

 Remove: Remove the first occurrence of a value.

[Link](15) # Output: [10, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

 Pop: Remove an element at a specific position (default is the last element).

last_element = [Link]() # Output: 8, numbers: [10, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,


7]
second_element = [Link](1) # Output: 2, numbers: [10, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7]

 Clear: Remove all elements.

[Link]() # Output: []

6. List Operations and Functions

 Length: Get the number of elements in a list.

len(numbers) # Output: 7

 Check Membership:

4 in numbers # Output: True


10 not in numbers # Output: False

 Count: Count occurrences of a value.

[Link](3) # Output: 1

 Index: Find the first occurrence of a value.

[Link](4) # Output: 2

7. Sorting and Reversing

 Sort: Sort the list in ascending order (in-place).

[Link]() # Output: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10]


[Link](reverse=True) # Output: [10, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2]

 Sorted: Return a new sorted list.

sorted_numbers = sorted(numbers) # Output: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10]

 Reverse: Reverse the elements of the list (in-place).


[Link]() # Output: [10, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2]

8. List Comprehensions

squares = [x**2 for x in range(5)] # Output: [0, 1, 4, 9, 16]


even_numbers = [x for x in numbers if x % 2 == 0] # Output: [10, 6, 4, 2]

9. Copying Lists

 Shallow Copy:

copied_list = [Link]() # or
copied_list = numbers[:]

 Deep Copy (for nested lists, using copy module):

import copy
deep_copied_list = [Link](nested_list)

These operations provide a robust set of tools for manipulating and interacting with lists in
Python

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