List in Python
What is List ?
List is an ordered set of values.
Values: can be anything, integers, strings, other lists.
List values are called elements.
How to create List ?
By using square bracket [ ] , we define a list.
# empty list my_list = [] # list of integers my_list = [1, 2, 3] # list with mixed datatypes my_list = [1, "Hello", 1.2]
List index :
List elements are index based. It also support positive and negative index as string supports.
my_List = [10,20,"hello",30,40,50,3.2]<---- +Ve indexes ---> <---- -Ve indexes --->
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 'hello' 30 40 50 3.2 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
Access the Element of List :
We can access the element of list using index( +ve or -ve)
Example :
my_List = [10,20,"hello",30,40,50,3.2] print(my_List[0]) [OUTPUT] 10 print(my_List[2]) [OUTPUT] 'hello' print(my_List[-1]) [OUTPUT] 3.2 print(my_List[7]) remember [OUTPUT] Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in print(my_List[7]) IndexError: list index out of range
List slicing :
We can slice a list or get a sublist by using slicing operator [ : ].
For more details like syntax refer to String section.
Revision list[a:b] means list[a], list[a+1], …, list[b-1] # all list elements with indexes from a to b; # including a and excluding b -------------------------- my_list = [10,20,30,40,50] x = my_list[1:4] print(x) [OUTPUT] [20,30,40] print(my_list[ : ]) similar to my_list[0:len(my_list)] [OUTPUT] [10,20,30,40,50] print(my_list[::-1]) reverse [OUTPUT] [50, 40, 30, 20, 10]
List Operations :
1. Add two lists: a = [1, 2, 3] b = [4, 5, 6] c = a + b use + operator print(c) [OUTPUT] [1, 2, 3, 4 ,5,6]2. Repeat a list many times: a = [1, 2, 3] print(a*3) use * operator [OUTPUT] [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2,3]3. Update list elements: Since, lists are mutable, we can update the list by using index.
my_list = [10,20,30,40,50] my_list[1] = 100 update index 1 value print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [10, 100, 30, 40, 50] updated4. List Deletion: Using the del operator.
names = ['adam', 'carol', 'henry', 'margot', 'phil'] del names[3] delete the value at index 3 print(names) [OUTPUT] ['adam', 'carol', 'henry', 'phil'] Deleting slices names = ['adam', 'carol', 'henry', 'margot', 'phil'] del names[1:4] print(names) [OUTPUT] ['adam', 'phil'] del names[:] removes all elements but not list5. List Aliasing: Assign an existing list to a new variable, is called aliasing.
NOTE:
In aliasing, if we make changes into one variable it also reflect into another variable.
a = [1, 2, 3] b = a aliasing b[0] = 0 # update through b print(a) [0, 2, 3] reflected into list a also6. List Cloning: Cloning means making an exact but separate copy.
NOTE:
In cloning, if we make changes into one variable it will not reflect into another variable.
a = [1, 2, 3] b = a[:] # cloning print(a) [OUTPUT] [1, 2, 3] print(b) [OUTPUT] [1, 2, 3] # now make change into b b[0] = 10 print(a) [OUTPUT] [1, 2, 3] print(b) [OUTPUT] [10, 2, 3] # We can see, in lis a remain same
List Methods :
Method | Description |
---|---|
<list>.append(x) | Add element x to end of list. |
<list>.sort | Sort (order) the list. A comparison function may be passed as a parameter. |
<list>.reverse() | Reverse the list. |
<list>.index(x) | Return index of first occurence of x. |
<list>.insert(i,x) | Insert x into list at index i. |
<list>.count(x) | Return the number of occurence of x in list. |
<list>.remove(x) | Delete the first occurence of x in list. |
<list>.pop(i) | Deletes the ith element of the list and returns its value. |
Adding Elements
List are mutable objects represented by [ ]
List is an ordered collection
my_list = [] print(my_list) [OUTPUT] []
append( ) method adds an item at the end of list
my_list.append(9) my_list.append("hello") my_list.append(75.2) print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [9, 'hello', 75.2]
insert() method adds item at a given index-insert( index,object )
my_list.insert(0,90) print (my_list) [OUTPUT] [90, 9, 'hello', 75.2]
We can also insert elements by squeezing the list into an empty slice.
my_list = [1,2,3,4] # squeez an empty list at index 2 my_list[2:2] = [10,20] print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [1, 2, 10, 20, 3, 4]
extend() method, extend list by appending elements from object
my_list1=[ 78, 23 ] my_list.extend(my_list1) print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [90, 9, 'hello', 75.2, 78, 23] my_list.extend("abc") print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [90, 9, 'hello', 75.2, 78, 23, 'a', 'b', 'c'] my_list.extend([32, "abc", 35.5]) print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [90, 9, 'hello', 75.2, 78, 23, 'a', 'b', 'c', 32, 'abc', 35.5]
append() can be used to create nested list
my_list1=[34, 56] my_list1.append([23, 34]) print(my_list1) [OUTPUT] [34, 56, [23, 34]]
count() method is used to count the occurence of an element in list.
my_list=[34,56,38,34,52,56,34] print(my_list.count(34)) [OUTPUT] 3
sort() method,sort the list in increasing order of elements.
my_list=[34,56,38,34,52,56,34] my_list.sort() print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [34, 34, 34, 38, 52, 56, 56] #sort(reverse=True),sort the list in non increasing my_list.sort(reverse=True) print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [56, 56, 52, 38, 34, 34, 34]
reverse() method,reverse the list.
my_list=[1,2,3,4,5] my_list.reverse() print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
remove() method, searches for an element in list and deletes it.
my_list=[1,2,3,4,5] my_list.remove(3) print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [1,2,4,5] my_list.remove(20) if element is not in list Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in my_list.remove(20) ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list
pop() method, by default removes last element, to remove from specific index we can use pop(index) method.
my_list=[1,2,3,4,5] x = my_list.pop() print("Popped element =",x) print("After pop list is\n",my_list) [OUTPUT] Popped element = 5 After pop list is [1, 2, 3, 4] x = my_list.pop(0) print("Popped element =",x) print("After pop list is\n",my_list) [OUTPUT] Popped element = 1 After pop list is [2, 3, 4]
To find the maximum, minimum,and sum of all elements in list
we use the method max()
, min()
and sum()
methods.
my_list=[1,2,3,4,5] # find the max in list print("Maximum element =",max(my_list)) [OUTPUT] Maximum element = 5 # find the min in list print("Minimum element =",min(my_list)) [OUTPUT] Minimum element = 1 # find the sum of all element print("Sum of elements =",sum(my_list)) [OUTPUT] Sum of elements = 15
sorted() method return a sorted list, it won't make changes into actual list.
my_list=[5,4,3,7,8] x = sorted(my_list) print(x) [OUTPUT] [3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
List Iteration :
Using for
loop we can iterate each item in a list.
cities = ["Delhi","Mumbai","Kolkata","Chennai","Bangalore"] >>> for item in cities: print(item) [OUTPUT] Delhi Mumbai Kolkata Chennai Bangalore
Nested List :
Nested lists are list objects where the elements in the lists can be lists themselves.
Example :
my_list = [ [1,2,3], [4,5,6], [7,8,9]] print(my_list) [OUTPUT] [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]
Access, update, delete the elements in nested list.
my_list = [ [1,2,3], [4,5,6], [7,8,9]] Abstract representation in row and column
row / col | 0 | 1 | 2 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Next topic is List Comprehension
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