Operation on List in Python

 Here are some of the most common operations you can perform on a list in Python:

1. Creating a list: To create a new list, simply enclose a comma-separated sequence of values in square brackets [].

Example:

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my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

2. Accessing elements: To access an element in a list, use its index within square brackets. Python uses zero-based indexing, so the first element is at index 0.

Example:

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print(my_list[0])  # Output: 1

3. Slicing: To retrieve a sublist of a list, use slicing notation with the start and end index separated by a colon. The slice includes the element at the start index and excludes the element at the end index.

Example:

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print(my_list[1:3])  # Output: [2, 3]

4. Modifying elements: You can change the value of an element in a list by assigning a new value to its index.

Example:

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my_list[3] = 10
print(my_list)  # Output: [1, 2, 3, 10, 5]

5. Adding elements: To add an element to the end of a list, use the append() method. To insert an element at a specific index, use the insert() method.

Example:

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my_list.append(6)
print(my_list)  # Output: [1, 2, 3, 10, 5, 6]

my_list.insert(2, 4)
print(my_list)  # Output: [1, 2, 4, 3, 10, 5, 6]

6. Removing elements: To remove an element from a list, use the remove() method if you know the value of the element, or the del statement if you know the index.

Example:

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my_list.remove(4)
print(my_list)  # Output: [1, 2, 3, 10, 5, 6]

del my_list[1]
print(my_list)  # Output: [1, 3, 10, 5, 6]

7. Sorting: To sort the elements of a list, use the sort() method.

Example:

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my_list.sort()
print(my_list)  # Output: [1, 3, 5, 6, 10]

8. Reversing: To reverse the order of the elements in a list, use the reverse() method.

Example:

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my_list.reverse()
print(my_list)  # Output: [10, 6, 5, 3, 1]

9. Length: To get the number of elements in a list, use the len() function.

Example:

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print(len(my_list))  # Output: 5

10. Concatenation: To concatenate two or more lists, use the + operator.

Example:

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my_list2 = [7, 8, 9]
print(my_list + my_list2)  # Output: [1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 7, 8, 9]

11. Membership: To check if an element is in a list, use the in operator.

Example:

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print(5 in my_list)  # Output: True
print(15 in my_list)  # Output: False