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List Operators

Python Results Description


Expression
len([1, 2,3]) 3 Length
[1, 2, 3] + [4, 5,6] [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Concatenation
['Hi!'] * 4 ['Hi!', 'Hi!','Hi!', Repetition
'Hi!']
3 in [1, 2,3] True Membership
for x in [1, 2,3]: 1 23 Iteration
printx,

L=[24,35,46,78]
Python Results Description
Expression
L[2] [46] Offsets start at
zero

L[-3] [35] Negative: count


from the right

L[1:] [35,46,78] Slicing fetches


sections

List General Functions


Sr.No. Function with Description

1 len(list)Gives the total length of the list.

2 max(list)Returns item from the list with max value.


3 min(list)Returns item from the list with min value.

4 list(seq) Converts a tuple or a string in to list.

List specific functions


Sr.No. Methods withDescription

1 list.append(obj)Appends object obj to list


2 list.count(obj)Returns count of how many times obj occurs in
list
3 list.extend(seq)Appends the contents of seq to list
4 list.index(obj) Returns the lowest index in list that obj appears

5 list.insert(index,obj)Inserts object obj into list at offset index

6 list.pop(obj=list[-1])Removes and returns last object or object


at obj from list
7 list.remove(obj)Removes object obj from list
8 list.reverse()Reverses objects of list in place
9 list.sort([func]) Sorts objects of list

Python Dictionary Methods


Method Description
clear() Removes all items from the dictionary.
copy() Returns a shallow copy of the dictionary.
fromkeys(seq[, v]) Returns a new dictionary with keys from seq and value equal
to v (defaults to None).
get(key[,d]) Returns the value of the key. If the key does not exist, returns
d (defaults to None).
items() Return a new object of the dictionary's items in (key, value)
format.
keys() Returns a new object of the dictionary's keys.
pop(key[,d]) Removes the item with the key and returns its value or d if
key is not found. If d is not provided and the key is not found,
it raises KeyError.
popitem() Removes and returns an arbitrary item (key, value). Raises
KeyError if the dictionary is empty.
setdefault(key[,d]) Returns the corresponding value if the key is in the dictionary.
If not, inserts the key with a value of d and returns d (defaults
to None).
update([other]) Updates the dictionary with the key/value pairs from other,
overwriting existing keys.
values() Returns a new object of the dictionary's values

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