Python - Remove List Items

Remove Specified Item

The remove() method removes the specified item.

Remove "banana":

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)

If there are more than one item with the specified value, the remove() method removes the first occurance:

Remove the first occurance of "banana":

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "banana", "kiwi"]
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)

The pop() method removes the specified index.

Remove the second item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)

If you do not specify the index, the pop() method removes the last item.

Remove the last item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.pop()
print(thislist)

The del keyword also removes the specified index:

Remove the first item:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del thislist[0]
print(thislist)

The del keyword can also delete the list completely.

Delete the entire list:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del thislist

The clear() method empties the list.

The list still remains, but it has no content.

Clear the list content:

thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
thislist.clear()
print(thislist)