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Lab-3 Python

The document discusses lists in Python. Lists are a versatile datatype that can contain elements of different types. Lists are created using square brackets and commas, and can be accessed and modified using indexes and list methods like append(), remove(), and del. Basic list operations include getting the length, concatenating, repeating, checking for membership, and iterating over lists.

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Lab-3 Python

The document discusses lists in Python. Lists are a versatile datatype that can contain elements of different types. Lists are created using square brackets and commas, and can be accessed and modified using indexes and list methods like append(), remove(), and del. Basic list operations include getting the length, concatenating, repeating, checking for membership, and iterating over lists.

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Lab-3-Python - Lists

The list is a most versatile datatype available in Python which can be written
as a list of comma-separated values (items) between square brackets.
Important thing about a list is that items in a list need not be of the same
type.

Creating a list is as simple as putting different comma-separated values


between square brackets. For example −

list1 = ['physics', 'chemistry', 1997, 2000]


list2 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
list3 = ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
Similar to string indices, list indices start at 0, and lists can be sliced,
concatenated and so on.

Accessing Values in Lists

To access values in lists, use the square brackets for slicing along with the
index or indices to obtain value available at that index. For example −

#!/usr/bin/python

list1 = ['physics', 'chemistry', 1997, 2000]

list2 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ]

print "list1[0]: ", list1[0]

print "list2[1:5]: ", list2[1:5]

When the above code is executed, it produces the following result −

list1[0]: physics
list2[1:5]: [2, 3, 4, 5]

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Updating Lists
You can update single or multiple elements of lists by giving the slice on the
left-hand side of the assignment operator, and you can add to elements in a
list with the append() method. For example −

#!/usr/bin/python

list = ['physics', 'chemistry', 1997, 2000]

print "Value available at index 2 : "

print list[2]

list[2] = 2001

print "New value available at index 2 : "

print list[2]

Note − append() method is discussed in subsequent section.

When the above code is executed, it produces the following result −

Value available at index 2 :


1997
New value available at index 2 :
2001

Delete List Elements


To remove a list element, you can use either the del statement if you know
exactly which element(s) you are deleting or the remove() method if you do
not know. For example −

#!/usr/bin/python

list1 = ['physics', 'chemistry', 1997, 2000]

print list1

del list1[2]

print "After deleting value at index 2 : "

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print list1

When the above code is executed, it produces following result −

['physics', 'chemistry', 1997, 2000]


After deleting value at index 2 :
['physics', 'chemistry', 2000]
Note − remove() method is discussed in subsequent section.

Basic List Operations


Lists respond to the + and * operators much like strings; they mean
concatenation and repetition here too, except that the result is a new list, not
a string.

In fact, lists respond to all of the general sequence operations we used on


strings in the prior Lab.

Python Expression Results Description

len([1, 2, 3]) 3 Length

[1, 2, 3] + [4, 5, 6] [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Concatenation

['Hi!'] * 4 ['Hi!', 'Hi!', 'Hi!', 'Hi!'] Repetition

3 in [1, 2, 3] True Membership

for x in [1, 2, 3]: print 123 Iteration


x,

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