Removing a particular index from a list

[Srikanth]

Hi,

list.remove(item) removes the first item from the list, but how do I
say to remove a particular index from a list without using it's value?

Let's say I have 4 items in my list as

>>li = ["sri", "s", "srikanth", "s"]

And if I want to remove the last item ("s"), how do I remove it?
li.remove(-1) doesn't do it. This is my problem.

Thanks,
Srikanth

[Steve Holden]

Srikanth wrote:

Hi,

list.remove(item) removes the first item from the list, but how do I
say to remove a particular index from a list without using it's value?

Let's say I have 4 items in my list as

>>>li = ["sri", "s", "srikanth", "s"]

And if I want to remove the last item ("s"), how do I remove it?
li.remove(-1) doesn't do it. This is my problem.

>>li = ["sri", "s", "srikanth", "s"]
del li[-1]
li

['sri', 's', 'srikanth']

>>>

regards
Steve
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[Cyril Cheneson]

>>li = ["sri", "s", "srikanth", "s"]

And if I want to remove the last item ("s"), how do I remove it?
li.remove(-1) doesn't do it. This is my problem.

Thanks,
Srikanth

li.pop() will remove the last element

Cyril

[Peter Otten]

Srikanth wrote:

list.remove(item) removes the first item from the list, but how do I
say to remove a particular index from a list without using it's value?

Let's say I have 4 items in my list as

>>>li = ["sri", "s", "srikanth", "s"]

And if I want to remove the last item ("s"), how do I remove it?
li.remove(-1) doesn't do it.

del li[-1]

This is my problem.

This, or not reading the tutorial.

http://docs.python.org/tut/node7.htm...00000000000000

Peter

[Srikanth]

Thanks Steve, Cyril and Peter.

>
This, or not reading the tutorial.

http://docs.python.org/tut/node7.htm...00000000000000

Peter

I read this 2 months ago and I expected it to be a method of list, but
I sound like I am making an excuse. Thanks a lot.

Regards,
Srikanth

[Steve Holden]

Peter Otten wrote:

Srikanth wrote:

>list.remove(item) removes the first item from the list, but how do I
say to remove a particular index from a list without using it's value?

Let's say I have 4 items in my list as

>>>>li = ["sri", "s", "srikanth", "s"]

And if I want to remove the last item ("s"), how do I remove it?
li.remove(-1) doesn't do it.

del li[-1]

>This is my problem.

This, or not reading the tutorial.

No, that's OUR problem :-)
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[Peter Otten]

Steve Holden wrote:

Peter Otten wrote:

>Srikanth wrote:

>>list.remove(item) removes the first item from the list, but how do I
say to remove a particular index from a list without using it's value?

Let's say I have 4 items in my list as

>li = ["sri", "s", "srikanth", "s"]
And if I want to remove the last item ("s"), how do I remove it?
li.remove(-1) doesn't do it.

del li[-1]

>>This is my problem.

This, or not reading the tutorial.

No, that's OUR problem :-)

And the fact that it's our /self-inflicted/ problem makes it all the more
severe :-)

Peter