Section 9.3 List Element Deletion
Using slices to delete list elements can be awkward and therefore error-prone. Python provides an alternative that is more readable. The
del
statement removes an element from a list by using its position.As you might expect,
del
handles negative indices and causes a runtime error if the index is out of range. In addition, you can use a slice as an index for del
. As usual, slices select all the elements up to, but not including, the second index.You have attempted of activities on this page.